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Daily economic update

... French labour protests are weighing down on confidence. Japan's Upper House approved Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's last budget before he steps down as PM in September to spend around 79.7 trillion yen (US$683 billion) in the fiscal 2006 year starting ...

Industry backs tax cut recommendation

... obligations of superannuation managers. Gilbert predicted that while the recommendation is too premature to squeeze into May's budget, it could be in the pipeline. "It is good to see it in the public domain so early, and I understand that the Government ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2006
... since March 2001, with property shares surging after the government outlined new property investment trusts in its annual budget and as bid talk boosted ITV. The FTSE 100 closed at 6007.5, up 16.2 points. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 5932.31, up ...

ANZ steps forward with MoneyMinded

... Department of Education and Training and finance groups to build an educational program that features tips on how to prepare a budget, choose super and even a so-called "spending leaks" calculator. "Through our financial literacy research, we know there ...

IFSA to pressure Government for super tax breaks

... sufficient. And while rumors circulate that there could be a Costello-led charge towards dropping the tax rate in the May budget announcement, Gilbert said the move could deter superannuation savings. "If you reduce marginal tax rates, without dropping ...

Master trusts losing ground over poor marketing

Master trusts need to re-think their marketing strategy if they want to stop the consumer exodus to industry funds, according to corporate strategy and communications firm Evolution Media. The group has pointed out InvestmentLink's data which showed ...

Weekly economic round-up

... per cent annual growth rates recorded between late 2001 to mid-2004. The anticipated tax cuts (to be announced in the May Budget) and renewed strength in the labour market could reinvigorate consumer spending going forward. But until then, the trend ...

Daily economic update

... inventories were unchanged. Unfilled orders increased by 2.4 per cent. Interest rate watchers are also worried over the US budget. The US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the country's budget deficit will increase to US$337 billion in ...

ASIC too soft on AFSL applicants: Aud Gen

... push more licenses through. The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) also reported that ASIC has blown the licensing budget they were allocated. ASIC soaked up almost twice the resources anticipated on processing license applications, funded by ASIC's ...

Government moves to dampen super tax cut heat

... Government to abolish the 15 per cent tax on superannuation contributions, but merely as a preferred suggestion, ahead of pre-budget negotiations about income tax cuts. "...I see this as part of a longer term debate over national savings - not (as have ...