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No interest rate rise

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2004
The Reserve Bank today gave homeowners an early Christmas present by effectively putting off an interest rate rise until well into next year. In its quarterly statement on monetary policy released today, the bank cheered those holding a mortgage by ...

Survey reveals difficulties in measuring non-financial performance indicators

Approximately 34 per cent of board and top executives say their companies are proficient at monitoring critical non-financial indicators of corporate performance according to a survey conducted by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and the Economic Intelligence ...

Beware the cold calling con artist

ASIC has advised investors to be wary about unsolicited phone calls or emails offering high returns on shares or other investments after the number of complaints the regulatory body received about the practice doubled in August and September 2004. The ...

Most Australians without adequate life insurance

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2004
Most Australians either have no life insurance or are relying on insurance provided with their superannuation policy, a Commonwealth Bank survey found today. The CommInsure Life Insurance Survey 2004 showed less than one in three adults aged between ...

Bond market indicates interest rate cut

An RBA interest rate rise in the coming months may not be as certain as widely anticipated with two and three-year bonds trading 20 to 25 basis points below the cash rate. The stance of the bond market is in contrast to a strong performing Australian ...

Investors now less risk averse: ING

Investors are becoming less risk averse with an increasing take up of shares, managed funds and property, ING said today. According to the latest ING Melbourne Institute Household Savings & Investment Report, the September quarter found a greater proportion ...

Go for gold, van Eyk says

Diversification into gold is the key to more stable financial returns, van Eyk Research said today. According to an industry review released by van Eyk Research, a strategic asset allocation to the gold sector is attractive because during periods of ...

Emerging opportunities not just in China: Franklin Templeton

US-based investment house Franklin Templeton on Thursday said superannuation and investment flows into Brazil, Russia and India as well as China (BRIC) could soon set new records. A white paper released by Franklin Templeton Institutional, Finding Opportunities ...

Aust households financially confident in year ahead: survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2004
Australians remain confident about their financial prospects in the year ahead, with most householders expecting a similar or better economic situation, a consumer survey has found. According to the Sensis Consumer Report, which surveyed 1,500 Australians ...

Ageing population key to election victory: ASFA

The election scorecard shows the Coalition running marginally ahead of the ALP on the issue of superannuation and retirement savings, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said today. But the peak industry body for superannuation ...