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Flatmates to mortgage-mates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2006
Shifting demographics and affordability are forcing young people to re-think their strategy for breaking into the housing market. According to a report published in this month's YourMortgage magazine, in recent years the once clear-cut picture of home ...

Full steam ahead for super strategies: Navigator

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2006
Navigator is encouraging consumers to re-examine their retirement strategies and turbocharge their savings by fully leveraging the superannuation tax benefits of the recent Federal Budget. Navigator technical marketing manager, Martin Breckon, said ...

Value of advice shines at Tupicoffs

Financial planner Neil Kendall from financial planning group Tupicoffs has successfully demonstrated the 'value of advice' after his one-off pro-bono work for a low income client saw them nearly $300,000 better off. Announced the winner of this year's ...

FSS scores as default fund for ACT Govt

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
First State Super (FSS) has won its first tender as a public offer super fund, being selected as the default fund for the ACT Government. The appointment follows the fund going public offer in May, and default funds become a compulsory requirement under ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
The US equity and bond markets are reading from different pages but the result is the same - they both went down overnight. US bond yields rose last night reacting to reports suggesting rising inflationary pressure and therefore, more Fed interest rate ...

Govt recommends 3 per cent super top-up for under 40s

The Federal Government has made a series of recommendations in a bid to improve the superannuation savings of people aged under 40, including raising the current 9 per cent compulsory super contribution by 3 per cent. The House of Representatives Committee ...

Bank of Ireland ploughs private equity ground

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
The Bank of Ireland Group has announced it has a new arrow in its quiver of boutique businesses, forming a new joint venture with private equity fund of funds manager Paul Capital Partners. Bank of Ireland paid $34 million for a 50 per cent share in ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher on a strong US lead and solid gains in metal and oil prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange the September share price index was 39 points stronger at 4933. On the day gaming group Tattersall's fronts ...

IAGAM scores $250m mandate from Sunsuper

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2006
Sunsuper has awarded Insurance Australia Group Asset Management (IAGAM) a $250m Australian equities mandate to be invested through its Research Fund. IAG chief investment officer, John Stratton, said the mandate win recognised the skill of the IAGAM ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2006
... million annualised -- the lowest since November 2003. Meanwhile in Asia, Thailand's trade deficit widened to US$646 million in May - the biggest shortfall in 11 months - due largely to a higher import bill brought about by the persistently high price ...