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Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2006
... more defensive sectors including health-care and insurance. Oil prices fell more than three per cent driving down shares of major oil companies, but it also underpinned the broader market on views that cheaper oil could ease energy costs. The Dow Jones ...

Aust Scholarships Group waves goodbye to founder

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
... helping them understand the need to plan for their children's education, just like they plan for a holiday or plan any other major purchase or lifestyle choice." Dr Gordon Young will step into Tyler's shoes as chairman of ASG. Dr Young has been a non-executive ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
... the 2006/2007 Budget Papers, the government plans to spend $219.7 billion of its projected $231.6 billion in revenues. The major highlight of the government's spending is the $36.7 billion worth of income tax cuts. While the budget has been welcomed ...

Boomer Budget bonanza

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
... the super taxes by scrapping the much-hated RBL, abolishing benefits taxation, opening co-contributions to self-employed, major easing of Centrelink restrictions around the interaction of super and social security payments, dramatic smoothing age-based ...

MLIM plugs holes left by recent departures

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
... Zenith leaving them off its recommended list. The new appointments will be factored into upcoming ratings reviews by the major research houses, though MLIM stresses its investment process remains stable and unchanged despite the staff changes. "MLIM ...

Life insurers and 25 AFSL holders under ASIC microscope

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched formal investigations into 25 AFSL holders and will be watching life insurers closely, as a result of its latest license breaches report announced this week. The regulator has ...

Members Equity runs on with Fremantle Dockers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2006
... membership at Fremantle." While innovative, MEB is not the first financial player nor industry-affiliated name to run on with a major sporting team. HOSTPLUS this year became a sponsor of the Melbourne Storm NRL team. Other financial organisations to ...

Advance partners with Mellon to launch global alpha play

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
... launch of its Global Alpha Fund. Mellon Capital Management will manage the fund and actively allocates its assets across 10 major developed equity markets, 10 major developed bond markets, and 14 major developed currency markets around the globe. Their ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
... into the rampant resources sector. Also financial stocks are expected to be firmer ahead of earnings from a couple of the major banks and one of the more open board meetings from the Reserve Bank of Australia in the last couple of years. On the Sydney ...

More Australians feel financially secure

... because they had a stable job with a steady income. The next two reasons they gave were having investments and not having major debts. "The economy is strong, the share market has had a record run, interest rates are stable and unemployment is low. These ...