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Weekly Economic Roundup

Inflation and interest rates continued to be the dominant theme at last week's financial market trading activity in Australia. A surprise jump in US headline consumer price inflation - and its implication for more aggressive interest rate hikes by the ...

Market Wrap

AAP | MONDAY, 24 OCT 2005

... gained as Web-search company Google reported better-than-expected results. Persistent worries about inflation and higher interest rates, which helped drive stocks down sharply on Thursday, also weighed on the Dow. Shares of major drug companies, including ...

Global hedge funds strong but still below ASX

... boost the arguments in favour of CDOs, Senior Secured Loans, and other high yield sectors which are experiencing strong interest right now from Australian investors.

Market Wrap

... the three major indexes down more than one per cent, after a key inflation gauge jumped to a 25-year high and stirred interest-rate worries, while Pfizer posted disappointing quarterly results. A drop of more than $US1 a barrel in crude oil prices hit ...

New researcher for InvestorWeb

... research team with the appointment of a new analyst. Ty Chea will join the InvestorWeb team later this month to cover fixed interest and diversified investments. Angela Ashton, Investor Web General Manager of Managed Investments Research, says the appointment ...

Too many people unprepared for retirement: Count

... seeking financial advice before retirement. Count's research supports a range of findings recently presented by various interest groups to a Parliamentaery inquiry. The major issues concerning the Inquiry is that while they are reluctant to mandate higher ...

Aust Unity to expand retirement villages arm

... Retirement Village Investment Notes, a fixed income instrument where investors pay a minimum of $5,000 to get a regular fixed interest rate income ranging from 8.5 per cent to 9 per cent per year. Details will be available in a prospectus due for release ...

Daily Economic Roundup

... since March 2004. Mr. Issing's comments could further strengthen speculation that the ECB would be more likely to raise interest rates (to ward off inflation) than lower them (to bolster lacklustre growth). Japan - While inflation is becoming a significant ...

FPA releases Good Advice guide

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has released its 'Good Advice' guide as part of its ongoing campaign to raise public awareness of the benefits of using a financial adviser. The 16-page booklet contains information on who needs a financial planner ...

Consumers say plain English please

... people interested in understanding their super. "It's big shift from where we were a few years ago. I would equate their interest in superannuation now to their interest on getting fit or eating healthily." she says. Communi(k)'s Elkins says that consumers ...

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ASIC cancels AFSL of Australian Fiduciaries

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Queensland-based Australian Fiduciaries, which is currently in liquidation.

Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI

Treasury has released new Statements of Expectations for APRA and ASIC, with an emphasis on how the regulators should promote a more sustainable and secured financial ecosystem.

NGS Super names head of strategy

MATTHEW WAI

NGS Super has appointed a former ASFA committe member as head of strategy, as the fund aims to strengthen its retirement offering.

SS&C axes jobs, shifts roles offshore

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

US software services giant SS&C Technologies has slashed 170 Australian roles in the operations, technology and delivery teams.

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Since becoming chief executive, Blake Briggs has renewed the Financial Services Council's influence, expanded the membership base, and strengthened its policy and advocacy credentials. Karren Vergara writes.

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