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Market retreats ahead of rates reprieve

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
Cowed by stronger than expected manufacturing data from the US, which undermines Australia's yield advantage, both the share market and the Aussie dollar took a tumble yesterday. The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 20.2 points to 6,145.8 and the All Ordinaries ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher today, recovering from yesterday's losses thanks largely to strong gains on US markets. At 0740 AEST, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was trading up 21 points ...

FinLit in schools in 2008

CHRIS NICHOLLS AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2007
The Financial Literacy Foundation has scored a major goal with the introduction of an integrated financial literacy program for all school children from years three to nine, beginning in 2008. The program will embed financial literacy programs into ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open in negative territory following falls on Wall St. At 0740 AEST, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was trading down 17 points, or 0.28 per cent at 6,157. In economic news ...

Tax determination improves income protection

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2007
Under a recent tax determination, income protection offered through super funds can now be extended for two more years for ill health and injury. Tax determination 2007/3 (TD 2007/3) replaces TD98/27 and allows for the extension of insurance coverage ...

Perpetual shifts gears for accumulators

Perpetual Private Clients has turned its attention to investors aged 35 to 50, launching two investment choice options that offer gearing without the hassles of traditional margin lending products. Scott Riedel, head of Perpetual Private Clients, said ...

Inflation could still rain on the parade

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2007
Interest rates may be on hold for another six months and we could see a larger than expected cash surplus resulting in multi-billion dollar pre-election tax cuts. Fears of increasing consumer spending impacting inflation would already seem justified ...

Party like it's 1983

Australian workers who took out super before 1983 have two months to consolidate their pre-1983 super accounts and save tens of thousands of dollars, according to a self managed super fund expert. Martin Murden, a director at Partners' Superannuation ...

European vacation for investor capital

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2007
The world economy may no longer revolve around the US as investors' eyes turn elsewhere - US investors are finally noticing Europe's investment image makeover with some Western European economies proving particularly attractive. Where America has often ...

BT to collect TFNs online

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2007
BT Financial Solutions is making it easier for customers to provide tax file numbers (TFN) in the lead up to the 1 July super changes by launching an online TFN updating tool. As part of the raft of changes to superannuation to come into effect 1 July ...