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Labour calls for fin services tax reforms

Chris Bowen, Labor's Shadow Assistant Treasurer, has said that a Labor Government would introduce tax reforms to help Australia become the centre of funds management in Asia. Speaking at the Investment & Financial Services Association's (IFSA) annual ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2007
... industrial average tumbled 281.42 points, or 2.09 per cent, to 13,181.91, with every one of its 30 components ending the day in the red. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq had their worst one-day percentage drops since the February 27 global equity rout. The ...

Standardise sustainability reporting: Finsia

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2007
A new study released by the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) has highlighted a potential $1.2 billion injection into Australia's bottom line GDP each year and a boost to profits if companies adopt standardised sustainability risk ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
After opening in the red, the Australian share market continued to flounder at noon in the wake of further troubles on US markets. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had shed 102.9 points to 6041.3 while the All Ordinaries dropped 100.8 points ...

Sub-primes breach Macquarie Fortress

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
Macquarie Fortress Investments, an ASX-listed investor in senior debt securities of US companies, said the value of its loan portfolio fell by 4 per cent during July from June. While Fortress invests in senior debt only, the rise in credit spreads has ...

Green light over red tape

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
... efficiency. The State governments' reaction has been to embark on overhauls not just of infrastructure itself, but also the red tape involved in the planning and approvals processes. Taking the advice of a report by Infrastructure Partnerships Australia ...

Market freefall not a bear signal

... flight to quality began last week as global markets posted record share price falls but some fund managers saw the sea of red as a buying opportunity. BT Financial's general manager of investments, Dirk Morris, said that the fund added more global shares ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
The Australian share market was a sea of red at noon today as stocks tumbled in line with the US market, which suffered its second worst trading day this year. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had tumbled 134.5 points to 6124, while the ...

Zurich advisers log on to IRESS software

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
Zurich Financial Services has become the first Australian life office to launch IRESS' AppCentral electronic life insurance application software across its adviser network. The life-insurance program allows advisers to complete proposals and submit ...

Absolute Capital suspends redemptions

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
Hedge fund manager Absolute Capital posted a notice on its website yesterday saying that it had "closed" its flagship fund, the $200 million Absolute Capital Yield Strategies Fund. The Yield Strategies Fund is an investor in the structured credit market ...