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Sparks fly at APRA statistics forum

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
... reacted to heavy criticism that they are not properly reporting investment returns. Charles Littrell, APRA's executive general manager of policy, research and statistics said superannuation is a $1.1 trillion industry and it plays a central economic ...

Allianz wheels insurance for motor trade

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... a full lifecycle product specifically for motor trades occupations," said Nicholas Scofield, Allianz corporate affairs general manager. "We have targeted 29 of the most common non-dealer small and midsize enterprise motor traders from auto electricians ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
... of Statistics releases merchandise imports data for April. Hutchison Telecommunications Australia Ltd holds its annual general meeting in Sydney. The Australian share market on Friday breached 6,000 points for the first time since January, boosted by ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
... 108 points lower at 5366. ABN Amro Morgans private client adviser Bill Bishop said an especially poor result by General Electric Co on Friday had unnerved Wall Street. Mr Bishop said GE was regarded as "bellwether" company and its results would be seen ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
... Ordinaries lost 10.3 points to 5,505.2. NEW YORK - US stocks slumped on Friday after surprisingly weak earnings from General Electric Co and data showing consumer sentiment at a 26-year low fed fears the economy is in recession. Shares of GE, viewed ...

The looming inflationary upswing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
The good news is that inflation may be slowly tempering, but the bad news is that long term water prices may double and fuel prices may triple. Yesterday, the Reserve Bank in its monetary policy statement said, "There is tentative evidence that some ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2007
... showed factory activity in November fell to its lowest since January, driving down shares of such bellwethers as General Electric. Financial shares fell after Deutsche Bank cut its profit estimates through 2008 on the nation's top five investment banks ...

Oil prices a two-way street

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
... A$60 billion in G7 sovereign bonds while state-owned enterprises are buying stakes in companies as diverse as General Electric Plastics, HSBC bank and Malaysia's Maxis telecommunications group. This may only be the tip of the iceberg, to mix metaphors ...

Building BRICs

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
... trillion (A$1.1 trillion) dollars will be spent on infrastructure in the emerging markets in the next three years. General Electric estimates a US$3 trillion (A$3.34 trillion) dollar investment over the next ten years. It is expected that around 70 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2007
... YORK - The S&P 500 index climbed to a record on Friday, surpassing levels reached during the Internet bubble, as General Electric Co increased a stock-buyback plan and data showed improving consumer sentiment. The Standard & Poor's 500 milestone came ...