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Daily economic update

US economic data continues to surprise on the upside, creating doubts over expectations that the US Federal Reserve is nearly finished with its interest rate hikes. US factory orders surged by 4.2 per cent in March following an upwardly revised gain ...

Finsia takes off with a new president

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
Finsia, the newly merged entity combining the Securities Institute of Australia (SIA) and the Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance (AIBF), completed its evolution at its Annual General Meeting (AGM), held today. The AGM was the last step in ...

30 million super accounts and climbing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2006
Despite super fund consolidation and apparent increasing market competition, Australian superannuation leaders have yet to confront why the number of super fund accounts is still climbing by more than one million each year. According to the just released ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2006
The Australian share market should open firmer as a combination of a surge in US stocks, record commodity and base metal prices and fresh highs in the oil price virtually ensure an extension of yesterday's gains. Whilst there is the potential for some ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer, although volume is expected to be light heading into the Easter break. Local markets have a four-day holiday coming up, although sentiment is likely to be positive due to a firmer US market and ...

1 in 4 Australians have more than one super fund: ICAA

A recent survey has found that 27 per cent of Australian adults hold multiple super funds. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) surveyed 1,200 Australians last month seeking to discover the real impact of the super choice legislation ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as concerns about higher oil prices and a mixed lead from base metals create negative momentum for the domestic bourse. With stockmarkets in both Europe and the US ending weaker overnight, higher ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a softer US market, as well as weakness in commodities on Friday, suggest an early negative lead for the domestic bourse. However, with expectations of an agreement on uranium sales to China ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a soft lead from the US offset gains in some base metals overnight, although focus on domestic issues is likely to be the deciding factor on the local bourse today. The S&P/ASX200 has slipped ...

Weekly economic round-up

There was light news in terms of domestic economic data last week but the few pieces that were released painted a more positive tone for the Australian economy. The latest surveys of Australian business and consumer sentiment both showed improving confidence. ...