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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected open stronger following an across-the-board rally in commodity prices and a better Wall Street lead. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0726 AEDT, the December share price index contract was up 10 points at 5,384. ...

There will be mistakes: eG Capital

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
With the Australian private equity sector continuing to attract investor attention and funds, Emerging Growth Capital Investors (eG Capital) has cautioned that mistakes in the sector are inevitable and choosing the right investment manager is crucial. ...

Risky LPTs distorting the sector: Macquarie

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2006
Listed property trusts (LPTs) have never varied so widely according to Macquarie, who say out that much of the sector has been skewed by LPTs operating like anything but a traditional LPT and carrying risk beyond their traditional scope. David Dix ...

Asteron ramps up insurance and income protection

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
Asteron has ramped up its life insurance and income protection offerings to try to remedy a significant shortfall in income protection for small business owners and self-employed workers. The move is in response to research conducted by Rice Walker ...

Home equity needs to be part of retirement strategy

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2006
Recently re-branded financial services provider Over Fifty Group has published a paper pushing for a paradigm shift around home equity release, claiming bricks and mortar savings could plug the retirement savings gap. Over Fifty Group compiled the Commentary ...

CFS boosts global property team

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
Colonial First State Global Asset Management has added an Australian member to its global property securities team in the UK following the launch of two new global property securities funds last month. Matthew Gulczynski, formerly an equities analyst ...

Adelaide Bank targets growth through wealth management

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2006
Retiring Adelaide Bank chief executive, Barry Fitzpatrick, said the bank will aim for greater revenue diversification by ramping up the wealth management side of the business. Fitzpatrick's report in the bank's annual report, released yesterday, reveals ...

Banks to fund consumer IT security: Symantec

Banks may have to pay for the IT systems of their clients if they want to avert the trend where consumers are refusing to transact online due to rampant IT identity theft and sophisticated internet scams. David Sykes, vice-president of Symantec's Pacific ...

MTAA speeds past $4bn

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
The Motor Trades Association of Australia Superannuation Fund (MTAA Super) has just broken through the $4 billion mark in funds under management, with $1 billion tumbling into the coffers in just the last year. The steep ramp up in funds under management ...

Plum puts increased super savings on auto-pilot

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
Plum Financial Services has unveiled a new superannuation service which will divert a client's future pay raises into their super savings without them needing to lift a finger nor sacrifice any of their existing take home pay. The Escalator Program ...