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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
Overnight news from the US revealed that the US economy grew by only 1.6 per cent in the September quarter which was down on the June figure of 2.6 per cent and the 5.6 per cent from the March quarter. Residential construction has fallen more than 17 ...

Super fund ARIA buys Chifley Square

Australian Reward Investment Alliance (ARIA), the super fund for Australian government employees, showed it is serious about direct property after shelling out $84.5 million for a 92 per cent stake in 1 Chifley Square, an iconic building at the heart ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
The Australian Fair Pay Commission yesterday increased the national minimum wage for low paid workers by $27.36 to $700 and by $22.04 for those above $700 in a decision that was supported by both major political parties and the union movement but opposed ...

Fix debt ahead of rate rise: ANZFP

With the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) likely to increase interest rates next month and possibly in March after the latest inflation figures were released, ANZ Financial Planning's general manager, Mike Goodall, has urged consumers to re-evaluate ...

Ban default super funds: FPA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has called for default super fund selections to be banned because they block consumers from developing customised retirement strategies. Speaking at the first day of public hearings in Sydney for the Parliamentary ...

Future Fund is a government subsidiary: IMF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
Despite arguments by the Future Fund board that it acts independently of politics, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated the obvious in saying it is a subsidiary of government. In its latest report on the Australian economy, the IMF has singled ...

Reverse mortgage regulation lacks cohesion

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2006
Regulation is one of the key talking points around the equity release and reverse mortgage industry, but the Senior Australians Equity Release Association of Lenders (SEQUAL) conference last week heard that no one body yet has the jurisdiction to regulate ...

Bluestone crossing the Tasman for NZ equity release

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
Equity release specialist group Bluestone is expanding its footprint across the Tasman with the launch of a range of equity release products in the New Zealand market. With backing from Westpac's institutional banking arm, Bluestone is entering a New ...

Charles River and Yieldbroker integrate platforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
Charles River Development and Yieldbroker have announced a link between their respective systems that will allow Charles River clients to execute trades through the Yieldbroker's DEBTS trading platform. The deal will provide institutional portfolio ...

FKP makes mark in property

FKP Funds Management's Commercial Property Trust No 1 posted a high 58.5 per cent total return to investors for the 2005-06 financial year thanks to the group's active management strategies and the strong Brisbane property market. The 58.5 per cent ...