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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
... Bureau of Statistics releases its September merchandise imports data, and companies holding annual general meetings include Country Road Ltd AGM, CSL Ltd, Ansell Ltd and Heritage Building Society. Meanwhile, Ten Network Holdings is reporting its annual ...

Future Fund chair talks about T3 and politics

... community." But Telstra and the politics aside, Murray stressed that the Future Fund has been set up to ensure that the country's almost $100 billion superannuation shortfall is addressed. "The Future Fund owns up to the liability that we have to deal ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2006
... $US15.3 billion in September causing the Chinese foreign exchange reserves to hit $US1 trillion which is the most of any country. More than 90 per cent of that surplus can be sourced from the US which now sums to $US14.1 billion.

Suncorp bids for Promina and a national footprint

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
... dollar play for the business in a move that would see Suncorp extend its formidable sunshine state presence across the country. News of the proposed takeover was made public after the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) asked Promina to respond to market ...

China growth an uneven story: Keating

... dragged themselves from poverty at such a speed," he said. "But it should be remembered that China is still a developing country and still a relatively poor one. Fifty per cent of the people are still involved in agriculture and GDP per capita is still ...

Sunsuper takes message to the country

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2006
Sunsuper is focusing a re-marketing campaign on regional areas, providing retirement planning seminars throughout country Queensland and New South Wales in October. Sunsuper's chief executive officer, Don Luke, said it is important to provide information ...

MapInfo plots the market's future

... Wright, managing director, Asia Pacific for MapInfo. The NASDAQ-listed company already works with several insurers in the country to provide accurate house insurance costs which factor in whether the residence is located near flood plains, a bush area ...

You are how you spend, not your age

... for many years to appeal to NEOs. Based on Honeywill and Byth's research, so-called NEOs account for 24 per cent of the country's population but a massive 54 per cent of all discretionary spending. "It would be a bit of a stretch to say neotypology is ...

Enhanced platform share trade services for netwealth

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
... 220 managed funds, property syndicates and warrants. Currently more than 40 dealer groups with advisers throughout the country support the platform. Netwealth manages nearly $1 billion in funds under advice and is AAA rated by SelectingSuper.

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2006
... being warned that the Food and Trade agreement signed just under two years ago with the US has yet to deliver for this country. In 2005 Australian exports to the US decreased slightly from $9.5 billion the previous year to $9.3 billion as imports from ...