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STA/ARF mega fund to expand menu and beef up insurance

... consulting arm 'Monday'. "Given that Monday sunk like a stone it won't be anything like that," he said. But the main industry interest is not so much on the new name but who the fund's preferred providers in custody and insurance will be, with big winners ...

Daily economic update

... reducing the risk premium. Mr. Bernanke is also expected to reason that a global saving glut will continue to keep long term interest rates historically low. Fed Presidents Minehan and Yellen will also deliver speeches. Expectations of aggressive Fed ...

GE Money to correct problematic sales practices

GE Money has given the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) an enforceable undertaking that will see it changing its life insurance sales practices and compensating customers already affected. ASIC began investigating GE Money, one ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2006
... Chairman Ben Bernanke, whose remarks would be closely watched for clues about when the Federal Reserve might stop raising interest rates. A drop of more than $US2 a barrel in US crude oil prices drove down shares of major energy companies like Exxon ...

Institutional investors drawn to developed markets: State Street

... risk-seeking regime and suggests that institutional investors are confident about global growth prospects in spite of rising interest rates," State Street noted. It added that the "Risk-taking stance of institutional investors that persisted throughout ...

Weekly economic round-up

... Westpac/Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index rose by 1.3 per cent to 110.7 in March from 109.3 in the previous month. Steady interest rates, stabilising petrol prices and higher house prices in the December quarter - as well as stronger-than-expected ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2006
... with shares in property firms rebounding after comments from the Bank of Japan's governor helped ease concerns about interest rates. The Nikkei finished up 243.52 points at 16,339.73, adding 224.10 points over the week. HONG KONG - Stocks gained as the ...

Tax aside, agribusiness still "worth a look"

... the sector and just reflects increased supply, particularly in the horticulture sector, which is attracting a lot of interest right now." Another trend, said Kelly, is a shift towards an up front fee model with no ongoing payments. "We are looking for ...

IWL and Macq to build info sharing technology

IWL's VisiPlan and Macquarie's COIN have announced they will be joining forces to create industry standard technology for communication between various platforms, planning software and advisers. The service will be provided free-of-charge to their subscribers ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2006
... blue-chip stocks rallied as benign inflation data bolstered expectations that the US Federal Reserve may soon stop raising interest rates, but losses in technology shares such as Google dragged the Nasdaq lower. The Dow Jones industrial average was up ...