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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has raised the issue of the tax treatment of Private Equity firms operating in Australia noting a concern that the increasing level of corporate activity in the private equity space could mean the associated higher levels ...

Industry funds and master trusts share top honours

CHRIS NICHOLLS AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
SelectingSuper has released its one, three and five year performance rankings for super funds up to 28 February 2007, showing a fairly even balance between the segments leading the performance pack. According to the benchmark indices, the Rainmaker/SelectingSuper ...

CPA Australia and SEQUAL team up

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
Accounting body CPA Australia has worked with the Senior Australians Equity Release Association of Lenders (SEQUAL) to develop a new guide for members who are advising clients on reverse mortgages. Kath Bowler, CPA Australia financial planning policy ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
Soft base metal prices and losses on Wall Street are expected to drive the Australian share market down when it opens. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0704 AEDT, the June share price index contract was down 16 points to 6,008. In corporate news, Ten ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2007
In a bi-annual review of financial market stability the Reserve Bank of Australia has noted that while household mortgage arrears are increasing, they still remain at historically low levels. Indeed in excess of half of the owner occupiers analysed ...

Equipsuper adds two to team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2007
Equipsuper has appointed and ex-Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) executive as chief financial officer as well as announcing a new company secretary. Former head of operations with the VFMC, John Rodd, has joined Equipsuper as chief financial ...

Tyndall slams performance of corp boards

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2007
Tyndall's head of equities has sent a blunt message to the boards of listed companies - they are not doing enough to fully appreciate the value of their companies and are letting down shareholders in the process. Bob Van Munster, Tyndall's head of equities ...

DeAM launches global agribusiness fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2007
Proving that agribusiness is about the long term and not just tax minimisation, Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) has announced the launch of a global agribusiness fund. Driving the fund is the worldwide economic growth, rising income levels in the developing ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2007
Following the upheaval caused by the Shanghai stockmarket last week the Chinese government has downgraded its forecast growth for the coming year from 10.75 per cent to 8 per cent. For the last year the government has been cognisant of the need to ensure ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2007
Analysis of data on private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure just release by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that in seasonally adjusted terms total new capital expenditure rose by only 1 per cent during the September to December ...