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Shut up and drive

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
Consumer demand has driven motor vehicle sales comfortably above the million mark, but while cars are cheaper consumers still feel that petrol prices are taking them for a ride. In spite of this, on the latest vehicle sales data, petrol guzzling SUV's ...

More rich get richer

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
The Asia Pacific region's 2.6 million new high net worth individuals are providing some insights into 'investment styles of the rich and famous,' according to Merrill Lynch and Capgemini's 2nd annual Asia-Pacific Wealth Report. According to the report ...

Intech rounds out product team

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
Skandia's investment consultant house Intech has appointed former Perpetual executive Katherine Burns as head of investment product and former ipac product manager Julie Smith as investment product specialist. The pair commenced their positions on October  ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market is likely to open firmer following a mixed performance on Wall Street as the NASDAQ powered ahead but the broader market fell on concerns about economic weakness and the high oil price. At 0740 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market is likely to open in the red for a second day running, following another poor performance on Wall Street, oil prices climbed and base metals were softer. At 0725 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December Share Price ...

Rates rising everywhere bar big bank mortgages

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
Plenty of mortgage managers and second tier lenders have pushed home loan interest rates higher in recent weeks as they, or their funders, have passed on some of the rising cost of funds connected to the global liquidity crunch. Examples include South ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
The Australian dollar opened at its strongest level since 1984 today to start the week well above 90 US cents as an optimistic outlook for the global economy fuelled demand for high interest rate currencies. The Australian dollar then reached a new ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market has received a mixed lead from overnight trading overseas, buoyed by oil, gold and other precious metals which surged, but weighed by a weak lead from Wall Street securities. At 0830 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

INGIM appoints deputy chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
ING Investment Management (ING IM) has appointed Martin Donnelly to deputy chief executive and head of sales. Donnelly will start at the end of October and will be directly involved with sales and client relationship activities in ING IM's institutional ...

AFS kicks off new education program

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
Australian Financial Services Group (AFS) will conduct its first business school program this month, with the initial two-day program kicking off in Melbourne on October 25. AFS chief executive Peter Daly said the school will explore and challenge current ...