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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2006
... face higher interest rate regimes. The Small Business Survey undertaken by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and St.George Bank showed that business conditions fell slightly from 56.5 in the June quarter to 55.6 in the September ...

ING OneCare minds the insurance gap

ING's life insurance range OneCare grew sales by 65 per cent since January, proof that with the right product, people will buy insurance cover. Part of OneCare's appeal is that it offers insurance for 14 medical conditions not usually covered under ...

Increasing SG will cost 57,000 jobs: ACCI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2006
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has finally broken its silence regarding all the proposals to increase SG above 9 per cent, saying it will cost tens of thousands of jobs. The ACCI has, however, come out fighting now. "Reckless ...

AustralianSuper moniker confusion

A battle may emerge over the use of the moniker 'AustralianSuper' with almost identical names being registered and similar logos appearing on two funds' websites. Recently merged mega-fund AustralianSuper successfully registered its trustee company ...

Bravura brings on board new director

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2006
Bravura Solutions has added to its senior management team with the appointment of a new non-executive director to the board. James MacKenzie comes to Bravura from his position as managing director of funds management and insurance at ANZ Banking Group ...

$38bn VFMC bigger and better

The $38 billion Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) is set to become a more powerful financial house after chief executive Syd Bone outlined a series of changes set to come into effect in the next financial year. Based in Melbourne, VFMC is ...

Industry groups ecstatic over red tape rationalisation proposals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2006
... just do the regulation better. This is best summed up in a statement from the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) that acknowledged that it's about improving not reducing regulation. "The proposals & allow for an improvement in the overall ...

Investor confidence survey - business steady, investment strong

... into 2006 while investment is continuing to grow, according to an investor confidence survey. According to the ACIL Tasman/ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence, domestic business conditions remain steady, but are not quite as favourable as the record conditions ...

Credit Suisse appoints institutional relationship manager

Credit Suisse has appointed Dino Rebellato as vice president of channel management and direct sales to manage relationships with institutional clients and consultants in Victoria, Tasmania and New Zealand. Rebellato has formerly held consultant or business ...

Aviva offers grandparents protection cover for grandchildren

Aviva has announced a change to its Protectionfirst insurance range that allows grandparents to take out critical illness cover for their grandchildren, a protective measure that Aviva claim is the first of its kind in Australia. Aviva's general manager ...