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Cooper the competition crusader is coming

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
Jeremy Cooper, head of the government's all powerful review into the structure of superannuation, has poured cold water on a national default fund but opened the door to a tiered model that would allow fund members to step up into more sophisticated ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower on Monday, falling from an almost nine-month high, after subdued stock performances on US markets and declines in Europe on Friday. At 0727 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share ...

Super must become more efficient: PM

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in his latest essay said superannuation should become more efficient and improve its net investment returns. In a widely publicised 6000 word manifesto, the Prime Minister has outlined his views of the economy and his plans ...

Signs of a residential property recovery

JOHN KAVANAGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... in favour of buying, regardless of the availability of grants. At the same time the low rates and rising rents are a buy signal for investors. The 2009 edition of Mortgage insurer Genworth Financial's Mortgage Trends Report, released late in July, confirms ...

Jumping at shadows no more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
"War is over, if you want it, want is over now" (John Lennon) Wall Street have resumed its upward trek after tripping some weeks back as number crunchers lowered company profit expectations and the dumping of warm bodies on the unemployment heap continued ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
... on by the financial sector, as investors awaited quarterly earnings reports from government-assisted US banks that could signal the economy is on the road to recovery. The London FTSE 100 index rose 74.96 points, or 1.82 per cent, to close at 4,202.13 ...

Morris steps down sooner

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... is intrinsic to this plan, I have decided that now is an appropriate time for both the company and for me personally, to signal my intention to leave," said Morris.

No fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
Stop! Take a deep breath. Now count to ten. There is no need to hit the SELL button. Many would have woken up to the bad news on Wall Street this morning. The Dow fell by 2.6 per cent overnight and the S&P closed 2.9 per cent lower. Or for extra effect ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open significantly lower after heavy falls on Wall Street and European markets. Oil and base metal prices also plummeted, likely to spark falls in local resources stocks. At 0715 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Morris quits as BTIM chief

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... is intrinsic to this plan, I have decided that now is an appropriate time for both the company and for me personally, to signal my intention to leave," said Morris. Meanwhile Brian Scullin, chairman of BTIM, said the board will begin the hunt for a new ...