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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2006

... of GDP as the rest of the world. This year China overtook Japan and now sits only behind the US in its commitment to research and development, this is another example that Roach cites as a key consideration about the change occurring in China.

Access Economics still top consultant: Rainmaker

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006

... and how the quality of advice itself may vary more than it should," said the report. Andrew Keevers, associate director research at Rainmaker and author of the report, said this year's study found big changes in how funds are designing their investment ...

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 ...

Foreign investors splash $13.8b on M&A

... acquiring Australian companies in the first 11 months of 2006, up 91 per cent compared to last year's figures, according to research by KPMG's Corporate Finance practice. "This increase in foreign interest in Australia is a combination of key factors ...

T.Rowe Price wins Chinese govt fund mandate

... T. Rowe Price country head for Australia and New Zealand. The assets will be managed in T. Rowe Price's US Structured Research strategy, which looks at S&P 500 Index stocks to construct a portfolio with around 250-300 stocks and has a low tracking error ...

ING's OneAnswer strides past $15b

HAMISH MADDEN | TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006

... "Earlier this year we reduced fees for many fund options as well as insurance rates. The changes were based on extensive research with advisers and investment analysts, and the positive response is reflected in strong inflows over the past few months," ...

Schroders beefs up distribution

During November Schroders appointed Brian Scott as head of sales and Stephen Kwa as their new marketing manager and are looking to hire even more staff to expand their distribution arm. The group has been on the recruitment trail since the start of ...

Members Equity offering saving without fees

HAMISH MADDEN | MONDAY, 27 NOV 2006

... been designed after asking customers what they wanted most from their bank. "MEB has undertaken extensive qualitative research to understand the savings goals of working Australian families. We've identified that consumers are frustrated with unnecessary ...

Compare the pair: Weaven vs Lambert

... cost super and maximising retirement income," he said. Weaven challenged the crowd to support independent comparison research based on real-life member accounts over any time period. "I would be prepared to bet that if we have a truly independent random ...

Active extension moves into Australia

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2006

... quite routine as its grown an estimated 300 per cent in the last few years in the US. Leibowitz said Morgan Stanley's research found the "efficient frontier" for active extension develops where extending by 10 per cent may be too much trouble for too ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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