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Interest rate to fall to 2.5%: NAB

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... that the nation's unemployment rate rose to 5.6% in March, the highest jobless rate since September 2009. Consumer confidence, Oster continued, has also shown little sign of improvement, despite official figures showing a spike in retail sales in February. ...

I was there!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... paragraph of bother was the sharp and bigger-than-expected drop in US consumer sentiment. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index decreased to 59.7 in March against 68 in February and expectations for a dip to 67.5. Good story if Wall Street ...

Consumer confidence in super is key: Shorten

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
The Minister of Financial Services Bill Shorten Shorten encouraged politicians from all sides to "make the right decisions so the superannuation system remains strong, stable and settled" at an industry gathering last week. "Community confidence in ...

Govt moves to enshrine 'financial adviser' label

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... they are. "These reforms will enable consumers to know who to trust with their financial affairs, and build consumer confidence in the financial product advice industry", Mr Shorten said. It will also make it easier for the Australian Securities and ...

Can't help falling in love with stocks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... investors into equities, sending Wall Street even higher. This, in turn, creates a wealth effect, boosting consumer confidence encouraging consumers to spend more lifting company profits that lift business confidence encouraging firms to increase investment ...

The virtuous cycle is back in play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... last week, we got lotsa lotsa economic data pointing to continued progress in the US. Let us count the ways: Consumer confidence - both the Conference Board measure and the Reuters/University of Michigan gauge - rose in February. That's despite the income ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... the Paris CAC 40 gained 1.92 per cent to 3691.49 points, as dealers took their cues also from rising German consumer confidence and overnight gains on Wall Street. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose after US Federal Reserve head Ben Bernanke reaffirmed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... after stocks in the United States posted strong gains on reports of surprisingly robust new home sales and consumer confidence. Locally, several major companies reported better-than-expected financial results during the morning, providing further momentum. ...

ASIC speeds up misconduct probe

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... Paul Harding-Davis believes that the increased regulatory efficiency breeds a stronger industry. "I think consumer confidence benefits greatly from knowing that there is a strong regulator and particularly that they are as ahead of the game as possible ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... 50.9 points, or 1.0 per cent, to 5,021.8 points. US stocks closed decisively higher after strong reports on consumer confidence and the housing market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 13,900.13, up 115.96 (0.84 per cent). The broad-based S&P ...

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Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA
Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino will forge ahead with the New Class of Advisers (NCAs) as part of highly anticipated Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms and laid out a blueprint of how the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) will be fairer for financial advisers.

Munro Partners to acquire GSFM

VINNY VUCAGO
Munro Partners will acquire GSFM, the Australian investment fund management affiliate of CI Global Asset Management, in a deal designed to strengthen its local distribution capabilities.

Treasury consults on foreign investment framework reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Treasury has opened a consultation to review existing conditions required for foreign investment approvals in Australia.

Australians struggle to navigate super and age pension divide

VINNY VUCAGO
Australians are approaching retirement with growing uncertainty about how superannuation and the Age Pension will work together, with new research pointing to gaps in both preparedness and confidence.

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