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Financial illiteracy prevalent

US author Thomas Garman has suggested the majority of consumers do not understand basic financial concepts and possess very poor money habits. As a result most of them are worried about their financial situation and in particular confused as to how ...

Rates on hold for 11th consecutive month

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2004
The Reserve Bank today left interest rates on hold for the 11th consecutive month. It means the official cash rate will remain at 5.25 per cent. Analysts had been expecting the bank to leave rates unchanged, with most tipping a rise in the first quarter ...

Managing director pleads guilty to fraud

Gregory Waring has pleaded guilty in the Victorian County Court to five charges under the Crimes Act and two charges under the Corporations Act relating to his conduct as managing director of Corrpro Australia (Corrpro). The Commonwealth director of ...

MLC Alliances appoints new GM

Christopher Wrightson has been appointed general manager of MLC Alliances effective November 1, 2004. Mr Wrightson brings 16 years of experience in the financial services arena to the job with his most recent role being head of advisor solutions at ...

Standard & Poor's announces change to S&P/ASX Indices

Standard & Poor's has recognised the takeover of Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group (ASX:ALH) by Bruandwo/Woolworths Limited (ASX:WOW). As a result The Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group will be removed from all S&P/ASX indices and replaced ...

Financial planner pleads guilty to fraud

Former financial planner Mr Robert Andrew Street has pleaded guilty to five charges of obtaining financial advantage by deception in the Melbourne County Court following an investigation by the ASIC. The fraud took place between September 2001 and August ...

Lend Lease and GPT: The urge to merge

The Lend Lease and General Property Trust (GPT) merger is underway with an independent expert report by Ernst & Young concluding that the merger is in the best interest of Lend Lease shareholders. Lend Lease has lodged an explanatory memorandum outlining ...

Business expectations continue to accelerate, NAB survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2004
The business sector is optimistic about the future because of the fundamental strength of the Australian economy in August, according to a new survey. The National Australia Bank\'s August Business Survey today reported that the re-acceleration of economic ...

New record set for 30 Day cash rate futures: SFE

The Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) reported a new record for the highest one-day transaction volume on the 30 Day Interbank Cash Rate futures contract set last Friday. The new record of 12,643 contracts trades is an 8% improvement on the previous record ...

AFS licensees given notice on MDA authorisations

Australian financial services (AFS) licensees were reminded on Thursday applications for managed discretionary account (MDA) authorisations needed to be in no later than 10 December 2004. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said ...