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Market Wrap - morning

... developer Australand Holdings Ltd, Capral Aluminium Ltd, Consolidated Rutile Ltd and Spark Infrastructure Ltd. Publisher Rural Press will hold its ordinary scheme meeting, Iluka Resources Ltd releases its first quarter report, mining heavyweight Rio ...

Web videocalls invigorate rural banking and remote advice

... used in lieu of a pin number, for example," said David Cook, NECU's executive manager. Isn't that a bit high tech for the rural and regional Australia? "I think regional people are more open to new technology because we do without so much of what the ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2007
... news flow is light today, with the March SEEK employment survey amongst the only data due for release. In company news, Rural Press Ltd holds a scheme meeting for preferred shareholders. Several new companies will list on the Australian Stock Exchange ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
... front, QBE Insurance Group Ltd holds its annual general meeting, while the Bank of Queensland releases its half year results. Rural Press will hold a preferred shareholders meeting on the merger with Fairfax Media. On Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
... economic front, the Reserve Bank of Australia today releases its Financial Stability Review, while the quarterly Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey is also released. In corporate news, Oroton Ltd releases first half results, as does retail giant, Coles ...

Insurance on the go

... products. Applications can also be emailed to customers in remote locations which allows more flexibility for those who live in rural areas. ING's OneCare was launched in November 2005 and provides life insurance, income protection, trauma cover and ...

QIC finds value in IP

... Day. For example, the fund will start with IP but will explore other incubator asset classes such as general insurance, rural property and water rights. "This strategy will help our clients to be early adopters of new and emerging asset classes," he ...

...while Dutton says Labor is missing the MIS point

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
... non-forestry managed investment schemes without proper consultation with industry could potentially threaten jobs and investment in rural and regional Australia," Senator O'Brien said on 8 February. However, in Parliamentary Question Time yesterday he ...

Fight the ATO not Govt on MIS tax ruling: Costello

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2007
... up-front tax deduction, but if this concession is abolished on 1 July MIS promoters fear it will lead to less investment in the rural economy, loss of jobs and a drop in the value of land as investors look for more attractive investment options. Costello ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
... to increase by about 20 per cent to $111 billion in 2006-07 which will counteract the drought that is expected to reduce rural exports by 8 per cent. Australia's economic growth has had downstream effects on discretionary consumer spending which when ...