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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2007
... meeting, while uranium mining hopeful Atom Energy Ltd will list on the ASX. On Monday, the Australian stock market ended in the red, as a negative lead from Wall Street gave local investors the jitters. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 52.8 points ...

Industry cheers red tape cuts

The Simpler Regulatory Bill passed last week will reduce the compliance burden and costs associated with advice for investments or superannuation amounts under $15,000, a move welcomed by the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Institute of ...

Govt push for reforms in $221.4b legacy products sector

In a move that could unshackle thousands of investors from obsolete or outdated investment products, the Government has released a consultation paper outlining ways to rationalise 6,000 legacy investment products estimated to be worth $221.4 billion. ...

Economic round-up: A greener shade of dirty

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2007
China may be turning green after all as it finds the business of cleaning-up to be a financially lucrative one. Power generation is the biggest source of CO2 in America and until recently America was the biggest producer of CO2 in the world. But China's ...

Aussies in ever greater debt: MLC

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2007
Continued global growth, corresponding liquidity and a "voracious appetite for risk" have driven Australians to record debt levels, beating the US, France, the UK and Italy over the last five years, according to MLC. MLC investment strategist, Brian ...

ASIC review to streamline IDPS rules

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2007
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is undertaking its first ever review of the rules around licensing for Investor Directed Portfolio Services (IDPS) which it hopes will simplify some of their operating rules and reduce barriers ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2007
... posted a remarkable recovery in late trading yesterday, moving into positive territory after spending most of the day in the red. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 28.6 points to 6372, while the all ordinaries climbed 28.1 points to 6393.4. NEW YORK ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
The Australian share market remained in the red at noon on mixed commodity prices and a negative lead from Wall Street. Energy stocks were among the few climbers after the price of crude oil jumped above the US$69.00 mark and gold miners rose on a strong ...

Skandia parts ways with Mercer

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
Skandia has bowed to the inevitable and replaced Mercer Investment Consulting with in-house consultancy Intech as its portfolio construction adviser from next month, ending uncertainty over where the two companies sat within the business. Speculation ...

Antares teams with Lodestar for absolute returns

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2007
Antares Capital Partners, a recently formed alternative investment business within the NAB Group, has teamed with Lodestar Capital Partners to launch a new absolute return fund. The Antares Lodestar Absolute Return Trust aims to deliver stable absolute ...