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25 bps to win Melbourne Cup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
Two major Australian events are fast approaching - Melbourne Cup Day and the RBA Board meeting. With two weeks to go till 3 November, punters are already eagerly punting on either Viewed or Efficient to win and the RBA to lift interest rates by 25 or ...

Trustee board shake-up overdue

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
The way super funds appoint their trustee boards and disclose boardroom decisions such as investment strategy and pay are starting to look out-of-date and out-of-touch as more super funds become open to the public, said a superannuation expert. Liz ...

TPD tax changes could increase premiums: ASFA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
Tax changes around the deductibility of insurance premiums for disability superannuation benefits has been criticised by one industry association that warns insurance premiums may rise. According to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

OneVue adds DNR

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
OneVue has added five Dalton Nicol Reid MAx, Managed Account Xertus, portfolio mandates to its managed account. Dalton Nicol Reid provides financial advisers with monthly mandate updates, detailed audio updates and stock change advice. Charles Cornish ...

Rev mortgage market continues to grow

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
Australia's reverse mortgage market has grown five per cent in the six months to June with total outstanding funding representing $2.6 billion but the number of new borrowers has declined, a study found. The Deloitte SEQUAL Reverse Mortgage Study found ...

Doom dollar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
Just a day after this space commented on the risky proposition of holding US dollars, Bloomberg reports overnight that world central banks are diversifying out of the greenback. Data compiled by Bloomberg revealed that central banks have backed up their ...

Thin line between values and money

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
Online tools are now available that can help financial planners find out their client's core values and use that information to design a financial plan that is realistic in the long run. Speaking at an adviser conference last week, financial adviser ...

Rio Tinto Super explores alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
The corporate superannuation fund for Rio Tinto employees has introduced a new alternative growth asset class to diversify into the unlisted markets. The Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund introduced the new asset class on 10 September. As a result ...

The shrinking big dollar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
Falling US dollar equals increasing risk appetite? Hmmm...seems strange. The greenback fell to 14-month lows against major currencies last week before Big Ben Bernanke wagged his finger -- warning that, "The time will come when we have to tighten...We ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher following gains on Wall Street on Friday, but lower base metal prices may weigh on resources stocks. At 0723 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 34 points ...