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Goods and services trade deficit narrows to $2.7b

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
Australia's favourable terms of trade metrics is finally counting for something as the balance on goods and services numbers improved by $525 million in March. According to the ABS, in seasonally adjusted terms the deficit on the balance improved by ...

Algos trap rogue traders

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2008
Algorithmic trading has traditionally been linked to trading orders and developing investment strategies - but the technology is now gaining traction as a way to catch white collar crime. According to John Bates, founder and general manager of Progress ...

Property before super: IPSOS

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
Despite all the government and industry initiatives to encourage Australians to save money through their super, new research shows many name property as their preferred retirement savings plan. Speaking at a CMFS conference in Brisbane yesterday, research ...

Long life derails retirement

People are living longer but not saving up as much, and probably can't afford to save more anyway, according to a leading actuary. While many superannuation experts have talked about the risk of people running out of money before they run out of breath ...

Super gap widens between haves and have-nots

One of the largest regular surveys conducted on super has confirmed the increasing gap between those who can afford to retire and those who can't. Twice a year, financial services giant AMP asks more than 320,000 of its AMP Corporate Super members to ...

Good wine, good advice

Hunter Valley may be better known as the haven of award-winning wine but it is also a source of award-winning financial advice. Hunter region-based financial planner Jennifer Leslie has received the Financial Planner of the Year Award at the 2007 Hillross ...

India dominates global IPO

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
The volatile Indian stock market may have been hit harder than stock markets in the developed world during January but it hasn't frightened companies that believe in its upside, judging on latest global IPO data. The Indian market wide NIFTY index from ...

Right advice delivers $1.7m

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
Quantifying the actual value of professional financial advice is no simple feat, but the latest case studies by the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) found eight Australians reaped a total $1.7 million in savings and profits with the ...

Corp funds still unfazed by choice: Deloitte

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
Corporate funds are still unfazed by super choice even though most confess they will soon need to ramp up their services if they are to survive, according to a Deloitte report. Wayne Walker, Deloitte superannuation partner and author of the study, said ...

Economic round-up: Lead balloon lifts exports

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2007
Despite infrastructure obstacles and currency pressures, Australia's export performance is still managing a gradual improvement on the back of the boom in resources demand and prices. The Australian Bureau of Statistics latest data shows a jump in goods ...