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Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2006
The stock market is expected to open weaker after a slide on Wall Street due to weaker-than-expected jobs data in the US on Friday night. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was down 37 points to 5113 at 0817 AEST. ...

Depreciation changes boost property investment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2006
One of the hidden surprises in the recent Federal Budget was changes to property investment depreciation rules. According to Property Investment latest market update, "The proposal was to increase the Diminishing Value rate for depreciation on items ...

Staff churn at 452

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2006
Boutique manager and start-up of ex Perpetual head Peter Morgan, 452 Capital has had two analyst departures over the last month and is expecting to announce one replacement next week. The Aussie equity boutique lost both analysts, Kirsten Thompson and ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2006
The stock market is expected to open lower, following sharp falls on offshore markets overnight amid worries over North Korea's test-firing of missiles. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was down 41 points to 5051 ...

FuturePlus CEO moves on

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2006
Chief executive officer of FuturePlus, Brett Westbrook, announced that he will step down from his position as head of the $12 billion co-owned fund of the Local Government Superannuation Scheme and the Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme. Westbrook ...

MISs distort agribusiness sector: McGauran

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2006
Federal Agriculture Minister Peter McGauran has joined calls from some in the agriculture industry to curb the involvement of managed investment schemes chasing a tax break through the sector. Speaking to ABC's NewsRadio yesterday afternoon, McGauran ...

More reverse mortgage protections needed: Mariner

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2006
Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) listed Mariner Retirement Solutions has thrown its weight behind the push for greater legislative measures around reverse mortgages. Mariner has backed calls emanating from a recent Institute of Actuaries of Australia ...

Wait and see with annuities: Navigator

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2006
Despite some doomsayers predicting that the end was nigh for annuities after the May Federal Budget, Navigator has urged those with an annuity product to adopt a wait and see approach. The proposed Budget changes include the abolition of the reasonable ...

Morningstar confirms buy-out of Aspect Huntley

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2006
International research and ratings house Morningstar has paid $30 million to acquire Aspect Huntley, the Sydney based market research group and owner of industry publications IFA and Investor Weekly. The announcement comes two months after Financial ...

SRIs beat the index time and time again

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2006
Analysis by AMP Capital Investors shows that Sustainable Responsible Investment (SRI) funds have outperformed the S&P/ASX 200 Index across a range of market conditions over one, three and five years. Senior investment specialist, Angus Dennis, said ...