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All is fair in love and bankruptcy

... taken in the name of one of them, it may be inferred that it was intended that each of the spouses should have a one-half interest in the property, regardless of the amounts contributed by them," the ruling stated. McDonald suggested businesses can safeguard ...

DeAM appoints deputy CIO and two for fixed interest

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
... (DeAM) has announced the appointment of a deputy chief investment officer as well as two key appointments to its fixed interest team. Bill Bovingdon will step into the newly created role where he will report to Andrew Fay, DeAM's Asia Pacific chief investment ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2006
... rates at tomorrow's Board meeting. Last week's domestic economic data releases lend credence to expectations for steady interest rates after tomorrow's RBA Board meeting. Latest updates released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed that ...

A new frontier in asset consulting

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2006
Asset consulting has changed so much so that through the sheer volume of new managers it has become a process of elimination and negative screens, according to key industry delegates. Speaking at yesterday's Rainmaker Marketing Symposium, Fiona Trafford ...

Platforms: here today, gone tomorrow

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2006
... platforms." And the future, said Collins, looks "fantastic because it will be more diverse." And that, he added, is in the best interest of consumers.

Small personal loans for low income earners: ANZ

... alone apply for a loan to cover unexpected costs. In some cases, they borrow from 'loan sharks' or payday lenders at interest rates of up to 1000 per cent," he said. To address the issue, ANZ and The Brotherhood of St Laurence (BSL) piloted the loan ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2006
... rebounded from a sell-off in the previous session, as a drop in crude oil prices helped offset concerns about higher interest rates. Even with the gains, US stocks ended May with sharp losses. The S&P 500, with a 3.1 per cent decline, wrapped up its ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
... 92.3 in April. The latest update on consumer confidence underpins the negative impact expensive petrol prices, rising interest rates, a softening housing market and weak wage growth are having on American households. In a preview of what's to be expected ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2006
... retail sales rose by a larger-than-expected 1.4 per cent in April, giving credence to the RBA's May decision to lift interest rates. The April rise in retail spending is nearly five times market consensus forecast for a 0.3 per cent gain and follows ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
... Inflation fears kept investors on tenterhooks over the past fortnight amid concern that monetary policy responses (higher interest rates) from the major world central banks - the Fed in particular - would slow the global economy and put pressure on corporate ...