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Five major banks spend six times more on ads than super sector

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
Bank spending on advertising for traditional, super and insurance products surged during the June 2006 quarter to its highest level in years, according to estimates compiled by AC Nielsen. The five largest banks spent an aggregate $45.5 million on print ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
... result of the Work Choices legislation an extra 159,000 jobs were created between April and July, which was about three times the amount that has been created over this part of the year for the past 20 years. Recent data shows 4.1 per cent wages growth ...

Pimco plans absolute return fixed interest fund

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... leverage on a high conviction trade, depending on the level of risk the investor is willing to take. That can be up to four times the standard portfolio position for people who are very convinced on a judgment," he added. The strategies are also higher ...

Get smart, get real: Russell

... returns that aren't there. "Most investors' experience is dominated by the past 30 years, which has been one of the best times ever in financial markets. "But looking at research undertaken by Russell, you can see that real returns over this period have ...

Small Macq delivers big returns

... the 'sweet spot' in the market is the $100 million to $500 million market cap segment. "The average PE there is 12 to 14 times versus 17 times for companies with a billion dollar plus market cap." He continued, "And the massive difference between stocks ...

Symantec turns compliance into revenue

... unauthorised downloading of the company's intellectual property via office computers. Sykes said this has become relevant in recent times as iPods and other similar electronic devices have as much as 60GB of disk space, more than enough to store mountains ...

Economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
... average of 0.7 per cent across the developed world. Furthermore, land prices have outstripped building costs by several times. The Institute of Public Affairs commented that 30 years ago the average house price was three times the average family income ...

MacarthurCook shares up five-fold as FUM tops $1bn

... From the listed fund's re-listing price of 45 cents back in September 2003, the shares are currently hovering around five times that at $2.50. While the company has just hit $1 billion in funds under management, Dunstan said they are set to grow even ...

ASIC bans broker and adviser for life

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
... investigations "Members of the public have a right to expect that those who provide financial services act honestly at all times," ASIC executive director, compliance, Jennifer O'Donnell, said. "Early reporting to ASIC by financial services licensees ...

Soft skills should be a priority: Zurich

... explained to them how they can improve their communication and interpersonal skills with clients at the most challenging of times - when clients are suffering from psychological distress, tragedy or pain. "While these softer skills may seem basic, they ...