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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2007
Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd has criticised the Federal Government's record on productivity citing a report by the OECD which says that Australia's spending on higher education has fallen by 7 per cent over the last decade while there was an increase ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2007
The Australian stock market was higher and in record territory at noon today, boosted by the resources sector. ABN Amro Morgans private client adviser Simon Ferguson said the resources sector was providing most of the drive on the back of higher prices ...

Investors want cash from companies

NICK OLIVER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2007
Investors want companies to start giving them more cash back, according to a Merrill Lynch survey of fund managers. According to the results from the Merrill Lynch Global and Regional Fund Manager Survey 53 per cent of investors would prefer companies ...

Banks to brace for bumpier ride: Fitch

Global ratings agency Fitch Ratings predicts that the earnings growth of the country's largest banks will likely be 'moderate' this year compared to last year due to increased competition for the consumer dollar and lesser housing finance deals. "For ...

Praemium adds Vic State manager

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2007
Praemium Portfolio Services has announced the appointment of a Victorian State manager, giving the business servicing capacity nationwide. Damien Monahan steps into the role of Victorian State manager with 20 years of accounting and financial services ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after a weak lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0712 AEDT, the March share price index contract was trading down five points at 5620. On the equities front today, Woodside Petroleum ...

Optimum gets a pre-Christmas product upgrade

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
Asteron has announced a range of improvements to its Optimum corporate and personal super platforms, ranging from new investment choices, family-linked accounts and improved insurance cover. Jane Power, Asteron's head of product and marketing, said ...

JUST Super and Print Super to merge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
JUST Super and Print Super have announced an in principle decision to merge, forming a combined fund holding 110,000 members and controlling $2.1 billion in assets. Chairman of Print Super, Gordon Cooke, said, "The two funds believe that combining our ...

AMP Capital Investors completes $280m China capital raising

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
AMP Capital Investors has completed a $280 million capital raising for its AMP Capital China Growth Fund, which gives Australian investors a rare chance to access China A shares through an Australian listed vehicle. China A shares are equities listed ...

Westpoint Recovery Fund still in pursuit

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
Ian Bristow, trustee of the Westpoint Recovery Fund and managing director of Money Matters Financial Solutions, said he intends to maintain the legal pursuit of Westpoint directors, KPMG and eventually the regulator. Bristow issued a terse statement ...