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Don't drink coffee, make more than $160,000

... would stop spending a fortune on lunches, a lower 15 per cent were willing to forego their daily caffeine fix or Friday night drinks. An even smaller 6 per cent would give up their ciggies for a fatter pension fund. "Although we found that most Australians ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
... 2.2 per cent. The US bond market fell with yields on 10-year Treasuries up by around 3 basis points to 5.02 per cent. Last night's rout was sparked by US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comment which suggested that interest rates will keep on ...

Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards 2006

More than 180 delegates attended last night's 2006 Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards which recognised the outstanding achievements in marketing, sales and business development by an individual, a group of individuals or organisation in Australia's ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
... are having on American households. In a preview of what's to be expected when the US payrolls report is released on Friday night, the Conference Board survey also reveals that those finding jobs as plentiful fell while those finding jobs hard to get ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2006
Last night's revision to first quarter US National Accounts provided some good news to financial markets. US real GDP growth in the first quarter was upwardly revised to 5.3 per cent - the fastest pace since the third quarter of 2003 -- from the initial ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2006
... particularly given indications of some retreat in confidence in the region. For instance, the Ifo Institute index reported last night that German business confidence fell to 105.6 in May from 105.9. To date, most of the improvement in the Eurozone has ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
Federal Treasurer Peter Costello unveiled his 11th Budget last night, delivering a fiscal surplus worth around $11.9 billion. According to the 2006/2007 Budget Papers, the government plans to spend $219.7 billion of its projected $231.6 billion in revenues. ...

Boomer Budget bonanza

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
... arbitrage experts, advisers may now be able to return to doing what they do best - providing investment advice. In just one night, Costello has seized total control of the superannuation agenda and painted the Opposition into a very tight corner.

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
... Exchange, the June share price index was 57 points or one per cent higher at 5390. Later today, the markets will react to last night's federal budget, which included across-the-board tax cuts and more help for families. NEW YORK - Optimism that the US ...

Fees are going up, but it wasn't meant to be

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
... super promoter needs to do is lower their distribution costs and simplify their products. Easy. Low fees follow almost like night follows day. The only exceptions are a few funds that haven't quite realised that this is the real fee paradigm. As they ...