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Daily economic round-up

ALFRED SINN  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2006
... seems like a case of deja vu. Back home, the Australian bond market opened softer this morning after a moderate US CPI figure was released on Friday, cooling speculation that the US Federal Reserve will increase interest rates to curb any inflation risk ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2006
The Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index rose 12.5 per cent to a score of 101.2 following a 16.2 per cent fall after the last interest rate rise. The improvement in the index is being seen a s a consequence of the improvement in petrol ...

Increasing SG will cost 57,000 jobs: ACCI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2006
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has finally broken its silence regarding all the proposals to increase SG above 9 per cent, saying it will cost tens of thousands of jobs. The ACCI has, however, come out fighting now. "Reckless ...

Fund advertising is essential: Retailers Assoc

The Australian Retailers Association, the employer group that is the principal sponsor of the public offer industry fund REST, has told the Senate Super Inquiry that post-choice super funds have no choice but to advertise. "Advertising is an essential ...

Industry funds save 26 per cent in fees: study

A new study has found that industry funds deliver 26 per cent more in retirement savings than retail master trusts due to lower fees, refueling debate on how super funds deliver value-for-money to their members. Superannuation research firm SuperRatings ...

Real estate a global game: LaSalle

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
Globally is simply the best way to look at your listed real estate allocation, according to LaSalle Investment Management Real Estate Securities. According to managing director, Stanley Kraska, Jr, there are two simple reasons that global listed real ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
... having the highest proportion of international students within its universities of its member countries. At 17 per cent this figure has remained stable over the last year and is ahead of the UK on 13 per cent. Switzerland and Austria are both have shares ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2006
Data released yesterday on lending finance up until July showed that housing finance increased 1.3 per cent in seasonally adjusted terms from the level in June. The value of dwelling purchases for rent or re-sale fell by 10.5 per cent on a seasonally ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2006
... manufacturing industry contracted 2.4 per cent during the last year. The contribution of the TCF sector to the national GDP figure is now down to about $600 million from about $1 billion five years ago. Australia is seen to have an advantage in capital ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2006
... infrastructure to attract more business investment to the State, this follows the 0.5 per cent annual growth in demand figure for the State which was the slowest on a national basis. The Labor opposition continues to call for stricter guidelines in the ...