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Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2006
... will be the Reserve Bank's policy response going forward. Will a boost in household income - through tax cuts and higher welfare payments - stimulate spending to an extent as it puts more pressure on inflation (exactly what the RBA is trying to control)? ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
... exporters. The Nikkei rose 228.06 points to 17,153.77. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks ended up over one per cent after China's welfare fund got the go-ahead to invest abroad and HSBC rose to a 17-month high on expectations of high interim dividends. The ...

Tax reform calls often about welfare not tax: Costello

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2006
... yesterday on SKY, Treasurer Peter Costello said that the real debate is not so much about tax reform as it is about reforming welfare payments, particularly the interaction of welfare and tax. "The problems [don't always] come from your tax system at ...

Ezy Banking shows direct-selling is tough

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2005
... goal for the Woolworths Ezy Banking brand was to establish a low cost supply channel aimed at unprofitable low income and welfare class customers whom the bank hoped to shepherd out of bank branches. The Ezy Banking savings account provided for what ...

Aviva offers grandparents protection cover for grandchildren

... Cobb adds that the product's success in Europe relates to the increasing role grandparents play in chipping-in for the welfare of grandchildren, where parents cannot afford it. "Our experience from Aviva's European businesses is that parents are often ...

Under insurance still too high: Navigator

... from coronary heart disease in their lifetime, according to 2001 statistics from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. According to Rob Donaghy, Marketing and Public Affairs Director of Navigator, life insurance is not an expensive option for ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2005
... unemployed and those on disability pensions will be on tenterhooks to see what's asked of them in the budget, with a major welfare shake-up expected.

Australians' income cover insufficient

... superannuation. A further two thirds surveyed also said they if they did lose their income they would rely on government welfare for financial support. "When it comes to insurance, income protection is either overlooked or misunderstood&Most people surveyed ...

AIG's first China fund jv gets approval: paper

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2004
... funds to Chinese, who have $1.3 trillion in savings and are exploring alternatives to a rapidly crumbling cradle-to-grave welfare system. Last month, JP Morgan said it too had won initial approval to set up its first mutual funds venture, in which it ...

Voters prefer Government spending to tax cuts: poll

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2004
... May Federal Budget. But the Sun-Herald newspaper reported today that the poll, conducted by Roy Morgan for the National Welfare Rights Network, showed almost 90% of people would rather have more spending on health, education, aged care and poverty relief ...