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Costello pledges $18bn to pump-prime his Future Fund

... government rushed to push through the bill with only two days of parliamentary sitting time left before the break for Christmas. While the fund's previous estimate stood at $16 billion, Costello increased the amount by 2 billion, which will be provided ...

Vision Super eyes HBA for discount health cover deal

Vision Super is giving its members a pre-Christmas gift through a 5 per cent discount on their private health insurance, thanks to its tie-up with health fund HBA. Vision announced today that it struck a deal with HBA, part of global health care giant ...

iPod generation should learn how to save: ASIC

... and does not simply materialise from holes in the wall or from credit cards". The message comes two months away from Christmas where the most popular items on everyone's gift shopping list are expensive electronic items such as iPods, Playstations and ...

CSS fraudsters appear in court

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2005
... in a Sydney court. It is alleged the funds were illegally transferred from the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme on Christmas Eve 2003, before being sent to a floating casino and bank accounts in Hong Kong, Switzerland and Greece. Sydney's Central Local ...

Discount Managed Funds crack the $1 million mark

... 2004. In another milestone achievement, the DMF website has received 1,975 hits in this period that incorporates the Christmas and New Year holiday season, traditionally a slow time of the year in financial circles. DMF provides access to Australian ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2004
... expected to open firmer despite weakness in the US markets as the recent bid tone is expected to continue heading into the Christmas break. The December share price index contract, a key indicator for the day ahead, was 16 points firmer at 3960 on a ...

RBA delivers Christmas cheer to homeowners

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia today gave homeowners some relief going into the Christmas period by keeping official interest rates on hold. The central bank made the announcement it would leave rates on hold at 5.25 per cent after holding its final ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2004
... positive leads from the US and this trend is expected to continue as investors focus on retailers in the lead up to Christmas and in the wake of Metcash's takeover bid for Foodland. The December share price index contract, a key indicator for the day ...

Record IPO Activity: It's crazy out there says Deloitte

... prospective floats," said Deloitte Corporate Finance head Ian Thatcher. The momentum is set to continue in the weeks before Christmas with 40 IPOs in the pipeline. This means a 73 per cent increase from 2003 when 102 companies floated on the ASX. The ...

All signs point to an economic deceleration

... consumer confidence and the underlying fundamentals that are still supportive of this sentiment. As such AMP is predicting Christmas and the New Year to bring about a revival in consumer spending that will in turn place an RBA led tightening of the economy ...