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Beware of Christmas credit card fraud

Leading credit card research firm CANNEX has urged consumers to watch their credit card transactions over Christmas as high credit card usage over the period increases the chances of fraud. "In recent years, Australians on average spend between 15 per ...

ING's OneAnswer strides past $15b

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006
... director personal investments. "We are currently working on a range of exciting new developments due for release before Christmas, to keep up the strong momentum we've established."

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2006
... employment, the latest survey shows that only 4 per cent of business executives interviewed believed that the 2006 pre-Christmas consumer demand would be greater than a year ago. Retailers expect to be the hardest hit with 52 per cent anticipating a ...

Coming soon: Virgin personal loans

... looking at all alternatives. That'll be part of the [strategic] review and we should make the decision hopefully by Christmas." Michelle Baltazar

Abacus Property to launch hotel fund

... to be launched later this year. "We are just finalising the structure of that fund with a view to issuing it before Christmas," said Tom Hardwick, Abacus' funds management director. He said they are still deciding whether the fund will be unlisted or ...

Simpler super will promote savings: Dutton

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
... government as they are now developing draft legislation to enact Budget super reforms, which they hope to make public by Christmas this year.

Economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
... (HIA)affordability index dropped by 5.3 per cent in the June quarter to be about 6.1 per cent lower than it was last Christmas. The HIA said that first home buyers are typically committing 27.9 per cent of their income towards mortgage repayments.

LinQ Resources trebles distribution yield

Listed resources fund LinQ (ASX: LRF) is giving its investors an early Christmas present in the form of a 250 per cent rise on its distribution yield. A specialist in small to medium resources investments, LinQ is a West Australian based fund that floated ...

Daily economic update

... rise in six years. Expectations were for a rise of 0.9 per cent and 0.8 per cent, respectively. Sales were helped by Christmas gift cards and unseasonably warm weather. The strength in January is most likely overstated while the weakness in December ...

Daily economic update

... retail sales, the Cashcard Retail Activity Index fell by 0.6 per cent in January as consumers sobered up from their Christmas shopping spree. Year-on-year, the index, which is based on Cashcard eftpos activity and the dollar value estimate for all transactions ...