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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in positive territory helped by a gains in US indices and higher prices for industrial metals. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0907 AEDT, the December share price index contract was up six points at 5,432. ...

Modern kids are consumer savvy: CommBank

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2006
Just when we thought we'd seen the last of those financial literacy surveys, a new study of secondary school students has found half don't understand the word 'debit' while only one-quarter know what the word 'credit' means. But the surprising result ...

Franchises under CARE

Industry fund CARE Super is thinking laterally on how to reach potential members after it signed a sponsorship agreement with the Franchise Council of Australia (FCA), an association that represents the country's $128 billion franchising industry. "This ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in positive territory as late afternoon trading data in the US showed indices there were on track to end trading higher. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was up 18 ...

AFA unveils new board

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has unveiled its new board and the recent elections have resulted in a dramatic revamp. Paul Riegelhuth, national vice president, Gerry Porter, Queensland director, and Craig Yates, Tasmanian director, remain ...

MFS buys 40 per cent of Vantage

MFS Alternative Asset has acquired a 40 per cent stake in private equity management group Vantage Asset Management (VAM), its maiden investment in the alternative asset sector. The group has also bought $2.3 million worth of shares in Vantage Private ...

State Street cuts transaction costs by up to 75 per cent

Big is not only beautiful it is also cheap after State Street Corporation's internal research found that their clients save up to 75 per cent in transaction costs thanks to the group's scale. By studying how US$1 trillion in assets were transacted (bought ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
Just released data on housing finance for owner occupation shows that in seasonally adjusted terms there was a 2.3 per cent decrease in the total value of housing commitments excluding alterations and additions but a significant increase of commercial ...

Banks take a softly, softly approach to electronic banking

WWW.THESHEET.COM.AU  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
Banks believe greater use of electronic banking services will result in a lower incidence of payment fraud, but they are taking a very cautious approach to change. Since October, amendments to the Uniform Consumer Credit Code have meant that a debtor ...

Family banned by ASIC and AFSL revoked

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
A South Australian family have been banned from providing financial services and have had their Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) revoked following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Australian ...