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Indonesian inflation falls to 4.25pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... in the Asian bond market, combined with some dampening in the outlook for selected resources, is seeing demand come off for AUD, noting that most Australian government bonds issued are bought by overseas investors and if the choices these buyers have ...

Report questions infra investment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
A study debunking the theory of infrastructure underinvestment in NSW has highlighted the gap between inefficiencies in public sector funding and private sector finance levels. An audit report commissioned by the Premier Barry O'Farrell found NSW infrastructure ...

BNP Paribas new Aust CEO

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... Australia and New Zealand. "In the nine years he has been CEO of BNPP IP Australia, he [Harrison] has grown that business from AUD 1 billion to AUD 18 billion in assets under management. David has been an integral part of Rob's team for six years and ...

Govt bonds reach $237bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... seminar. MacTaggart said the popularity of Australian government debt is another reason why there is upward pressure on the AUD, explaining that it's not just the resources sector pushing up the currency. The Australian central government is estimated ...

China FUM rise challenges Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... made up just 18% between them. But while Japan's market is steady and Australia's growth is being compressed by the rising AUD, China's grew 29% pa during 2006 and 2010. India grew 18% but off a smaller that represents about 4.6% of the market. The China ...

ASIC appoints new commissioner

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
John Price has been appointed as a new ASIC commissioner on a three year term. Price has worked as a lawyer at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for the past 12 years, holding a number of senior positions. He was involved in ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
The Australian share market has defied negative offshore leads and a flat opening to post slight gains by noon. At 1217 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 21.6 points, or 0.51 per cent, at 4,275.9, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Praemium board restructure

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
Financial portfolio administrator Praemium has made a number of changes to its board, which includes the resignation of non-executive director and former chair Don Stammer. Stammer was chair from the time the company was first listed on the ASX in July ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
The Australian share market has opened slightly lower as resources stocks lost ground due to a fall in commodity prices. Offshore equity markets failed to provide a lead for local investors, with Wall Street hardly moving after its biggest gain for ...

Online historic cash reporting drives SMSF efficiency

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
Macquarie Bank has introduced online access to 10 years worth of historic cash management account statements to support the growing SMSF market. Driven by feedback from stakeholders, the historic CMA statements are secured within the bank's online portal ...