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Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open slightly higher despite a mixed session on Wall St and limited gains in metal prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange the September share price index was 21 points stronger at 4883. On the day Ten Network ...

Russell emerges as Tower's MTM frontrunner

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2006
Tower Australia looks set to outsource the management of its multi-manager product following a board meeting in early July, and industry sources believe Russell Investment Group is already the clear frontrunner for the contract. Tower revealed last ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2006
The wild gyration that has characterised financial market trading activity since mid-May continued to make its presence felt last week. Trading in stock and commodity markets remained highly volatile with prices swinging wildly. Anxious investors sold ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly weaker as mixed base and precious metal prices and a benign lead from the US combined to weigh on the domestic bourse. On the Sydney Futures Exchange the September share price index was 23 points ...

Active managing pays during market correction: Mercer

The latest figures from Mercer Investment Consulting suggest that active managing does pay with many fund managers standing their ground against the market correction in May. Mercer has just released their latest survey on the returns of fund managers ...

True high conviction means big positions: Peters MacGregor

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006
Define high conviction. To Peters MacGregor it means holding just eight stocks but backing your positions with more than 60 per cent of your total capital. Peters MacGregor chief executive officer, James Craigie, explained that to his team a high conviction ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006
... 'underlying strength and resiliency.' Meanwhile, latest data out of the UK show that retail sales rose by 0.5 per cent in May - the fourth straight month of gains - following a 0.7 per cent increase in the previous month. Strengthening retail spending ...

Self-employed have different banking and investment needs

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
Do self-employed people need different types of banking and investment products? Probably, if the statistics from GE Money are to be believed. Self-employed people, refinancing existing loans, and disinterested in paperwork appears to the profile of ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
... rate hike at the 29 June Federal Open Market Committee meeting. US core consumer price inflation rose by 0.3 per cent in May - the third straight month that the measure came in above market expectations. The latest figure took the latest three-month ...

Budget transitional arrangements for over 65s

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
The Treasurer has announced transitional provisions to apply to the proposed $150,000 annual cap on post-tax contributions while also adjusting the payment rules for people aged 65 and over. However, post-tax contributions made between 1 July 2005 and ...