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Daily economic update

It appears that the continued stability of domestic interest rates is impacting favourably on the housing market. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on housing finance shows the total value of dwelling finance commitments - excluding ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly firmer as continued improvement in gold and precious metal prices, as well as further oil price gains, point to another strong day for the local resources sector. US stocks are providing a weak ...

Education drives choice: Plum

MLC-owned Plum Financial Services has succeeded where most super funds have failed, spurring more than three-quarters of its 110,000-strong members to exercise choice. The Melbourne-based company is a corporate superannuation specialist with a twist. ...

Daily economic update

... following month and is consistent with the slowdown in mortgage applications. US pending home sales fell by 0.8 per cent in February -- the fifth decline in the last six months - following a 0.9 per cent increase in the previous month. The February fall ...

Weekly economic round-up

... The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that retail sales grew by a faster-than-expected 0.7 per cent in February - the third straight monthly increase and the first time in nearly two years that retail spending has improved for three consecutive ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a softer US market, as well as weakness in commodities on Friday, suggest an early negative lead for the domestic bourse. However, with expectations of an agreement on uranium sales to China ...

Daily Economic Update

... Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) latest report shows that retail sales grew by a faster-than-expected 0.7 per cent in February - the third straight monthly increase. This marks the first time in nearly two years that retail spending has improved ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as record prices on some base metals and further gains on gold suggest another strong day for the domestic resources sector. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was 11 points ...

Claws out on unlicensed super trustees

Around 300 to 400 super funds who don't have an APRA license are on ASIC's watch list to ensure those funds' trustees comply with superannuation disclosure rules. More than three weeks has elapsed since APRA's February 17 deadline for trustees to put ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a positive lead from the US sets the tone for the domestic bourse. However, base metals were a bit weaker overnight, which could cap resource stocks. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June ...