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ASIC and Citigroup lock horns on insider trading

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has filed civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against Citigroup Global Markets Australia in a landmark case on alleged insider trading activities. Back in August 2005, Citigroup ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
The Australian bond market fell overnight as US equities staged a comeback amid growing confidence the economy can weather a rise in delinquent mortgages made to risky borrowers. At 0900 AEDT, the yield on the Commonwealth Government February 2017 bond ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
In line with other recent optimism about the Australian economy the Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence has risen by 3.7 per cent in March to a score of 115.5 points, its highest level since August 2005. Just over 4 per cent of ...

K2 targets retail investors

Absolute Return specialist K2 Asset Management will lower its minimum investment from $50,000 to $20,000 as part of its strategy to increase its retail investor base. K2 has also assumed the role of responsible entity for its funds and has taken over ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2007
Average weekly earnings data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics released yesterday showed that in seasonally adjusted terms full-time adult ordinary time earnings rose by 0.7 per cent during the period from August to November last year. This meant ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2007
As the NSW State election draws closer the economic impact of solutions to the water crisis are becoming apparent. Premier Morris Iemma has proposed a $1.9 billion desalination plant to improve the supply of water, whereas the leader of the opposition ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly higher on a mild lead from Wall Street and patchy commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0821 AEDT, the March share price index contract was up 15 points at 5803. In economic news ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2007
Some good news with respect to Australia's skills development and technological strength following the announcement by Education, Science and Training Minister Julie Bishop that the national science organisation CSIRO will receive $2.5 billion in funding. ...

Virgin conquers web

Virgin Super has enjoyed a 30 per cent increase in new customers in less than six months thanks to its online strategy. While web applications have existed for many years in other industries, it is a fairly new concept in superannuation with latest ...

Banks to brace for bumpier ride: Fitch

Global ratings agency Fitch Ratings predicts that the earnings growth of the country's largest banks will likely be 'moderate' this year compared to last year due to increased competition for the consumer dollar and lesser housing finance deals. "For ...