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Surging CFD volumes pressuring online brokers

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
Contracts for Difference (CFDs) might be forcing the Australian online broking industry to consolidate. CFDs have grown increasingly popular among retail investors since they were introduced in Australia early last year. Similar to other derivatives ...

Aurora to IPO $150 million buy-write trust

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
Aurora Funds Management (Aurora) is launching an initial public offer for its new listed Aurora Buy-Write Income Trust. Aurora said the trust will use an active strategy of selling exchange traded call options over a geared portfolio from the S&P/ASX ...

Daily economic update

It appears that the continued stability of domestic interest rates is impacting favourably on the housing market. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on housing finance shows the total value of dwelling finance commitments - excluding ...

Investec Australia buys NM Rothschild

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2006
Specialist investment bank Investec Bank Australia yesterday said it signed a heads of agreement to acquire NM Rothschild & Sons (Australia). A statement issued by Investec group head office in South Africa said the transaction represents a value of ...

Daily Economic Update

After a lull over the past few months, the Australian labour market is again picking up speed. The number of employed persons increased by 27,900 in March, This follows February's surprise jump of 25,900 and is higher than market expectations for a ...

Avoid overly conservative target date investing: RiceWalker

Increasing longevity means fund members should avoid investing in life-cycle products that push them too early into conservative investments. In their latest Analysis paper called "Investment strategies in Australian Superannuation Funds", RiceWalker ...

Employees want more reward flexibility

Employees prefer financial rewards or a combination of financial and non-financial rewards over straight non-cash benefits, according to a survey of employees by HR services group Hays. The survey asked 2,300 people what type rewards they would like ...

Seniors Week reminds planners to get in early

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2006
New South Wales Seniors Week, running from 2-9 April, has seen renewed calls for advisers to ramp up retirement planning for their clients, starting earlier and planning for longer. Financial services provider Asteron's head of technical services, Louise ...

Finsuper jumps aboard the STA-ARF train

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2006
On 30 June Finsuper will merge with STA, which by then will have evolved into the massive STA-ARF merged entity. After the boards of both organisations completed due diligence, Finsuper decided the merger was the right move for its members. The merger ...

Qld to dominate Future Fund board of guardians

Queenslanders may only account for only 8 per cent of funds management in Australia, but they control half the seats on the Future Fund board of guardians. The Government has just announced the appointment of six members of the Future Fund board of ...