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Beware of Christmas credit card fraud

Leading credit card research firm CANNEX has urged consumers to watch their credit card transactions over Christmas as high credit card usage over the period increases the chances of fraud. "In recent years, Australians on average spend between 15 per ...

Private equity shakes up public markets

Who are the ultimate winners in the private equity boom? Corporate adviser and company director Linda Nicholls said the answer lies in the story about pirates and the 'little shark'. She said pirates and private equity players have a lot in common because ...

Smart 401(k) plan design boosts their take-up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006
Research from the US-based Investment Company Institute (ICI) reveals smart 401(k)s plan design is a big factor in their take up. "Research generally indicates that offering employer matching contributions or a loan provision increases participation. ...

Private equity capital fundraising jumps 50 per cent

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
... KPMG's Private Equity Group, said this boom is the result of private equity firms getting their entry into Asia right. "The smart private equity houses have realised that you need more than just money to get the deal in Asia, you need to have operational ...

Compliance gets interactive: Vignette

... IT providers are critical. "It is the thing that's going to double our company's growth and I would think all the other smart companies out there right now would be looking at their own strategy around how you can leverage your own strategies around ...

China growth an uneven story: Keating

... problem is that in about 20 years a massive body of people will require income support and healthcare. "The Chinese are smart enough to know they're not going to get it from the government so they think we're going to have to provide it ourselves so ...

Hands off our turf: Westpac

Tyndall bolsters Aussie equities team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2006
Tyndall has added to its Australian equities team with the appointment of a new dealer, Australian shares. Adam Ritter will assume responsibility for all of Tyndall's Australian equities dealing and derivatives trades and providing feedback to portfolio ...

Get smart, get real: Russell

Russell Investment Group has urged investors to be more realistic about how much money they can expect to make from their investments as they enter what Russell predicts will be a "lower returns" market environment. Russell's US based portfolio strategist ...

BankWest supports young savers with high interest rate

... major banks. For example, Commonwealth Bank's Youth Saver offers 4.31 per cent, Westpac's One Youth offers 4 per cent, NAB's Smart Junior Saver awards just 3.75 per cent and St.George Bank's Happy Dragon credits mere 0.65 per cent. "We have consistently ...