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Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2006
... strong US economic reports released overnight kept alive expectations that the US Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates. Coming on top of the weekend's strong 4.8 per cent annualised growth in first quarter real GDP - the fastest pace ...

Corporate governance the biggest risk: Aon

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2006
... wholistic approach to risk, making it a core part of every business role. This holds particular relevance for conflict of interest and best practice concerns. "We are also witnessing a recurring theme - that of risk culture. Whether risk management responsibilities ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2006
... fell, reversing course just before the end of the trading session, hurt by worries that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates longer than expected, weighing on financial shares like American Express. CNBC reported that Federal Reserve Chairman ...

Challenger scores well thanks to QIC

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
... receive S&P's four star ranking were the Custom Choice Australian Share Portfolio, the Custom Choice Diversified Fixed Interest Portfolio and the Custom Choice International Share Portfolio. Scoring three stars was the Custom Choice Boutique Australian ...

Advance partners with Mellon to launch global alpha play

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
... delighted to be able to make such a sophisticated product available to our wholesale investors particularly given the recent interest in global investing [and our] alliance with Mellon [that] allows us to bring leading international managers with leading ...

Proposed super cut will widen inequality for women: IFSA

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
IFSA has panned a Government task force's proposal to reduce super contributions, a move that may leave working women and casual employees without any superannuation contributions, contributing to widening inequality. Echoing the message sent by Association ...

More aware but unlikely to switch super: CARE

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
Over three-quarters of respondents in a recent CARE Super survey said that it was more important to be aware of super than it was 12 months ago, but three-quarters also said they had not considered switching super post-choice. A quarter of respondents ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
... rather than creating inflation. This contrasts with last week's move by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) to increase interest rates in the country where the economy is definitely running red hot. The PBOC raised its one year lending rate to 5.85 per ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
... 497.73 points its biggest weekly loss in two months. HONG KONG - Stocks ended down half a per cent after China raised interest rates for the first time in 18 months. The Hang Seng index finished down 81.55 points at 16,661.30. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand ...

Investors strike gold with LinQ

The new wunderkid in resources is Perth-based fund LinQ, which has managed to grow investor money by as much as 500 per cent thanks to astute plays made here and overseas. LinQ started life as Rothschild's resources fund 'Golden Arrow Fund II'. But ...