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PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2006
Figures released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that the number of dwellings approved during July increased by 8.3 per cent to reach the highest level since May 2005. The result was largely a consequence of a 13.6 per cent increase ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2006
Recent commitments by the state governments of NSW and Victoria to increase spending on infrastructure have been added to by cash rich Western Australia which has announced that as a result of a record 22 per cent increase in annual exports to $47 billion ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
Signs of a possible slowing in business investment were revealed yesterday when the ABS released data on private sector capital expenditure, which showed an increase of only 1.1 per cent over the June quarter. The annual growth in business investment ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
Australian Bureau of Statistics data released yesterday revealed a 0.6 per cent increase in the seasonally adjusted value of retail sales in July to $18.1 billion, largely as a result of a 7 per cent increase in department store sales which accounted ...

AMP FP patches up the cracks

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2006
AMP Financial Planning (AMP FP) has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons of late, but behind the hype they have been toiling in earnest to make their business regulator-safe while remaining adamant that the quality of AMP planner advice is ...

AXA hits $10bn on platform but continues to build

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
AXA's Summit platform has ridden a tide of strong sales and continued support from advisers past its milestone of $10 billion in funds under administration (FUA). June and July saw AXA record all time record sales, taking FUA past the $10 billion mark ...

Supercorp adapts software to fee transparency rules

Funds administrator software developer Supercorp Australia has upgraded its flagship software SuperVisor to enable clients to produce detailed fee information on member reports, as required by law effective July of this year. "SuperVisor version 2.10 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
China has continued to lower the requirements for international investors wanting to access its so-called A grade stockmarkets in Shanghai and Shenzhen. The current level of foreign investment is presently $10 billion. Qualified Foreign Investors Status(QFII) ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
The Westpac-Melbourne Institute's Leading Index rose by 1.8 points in June resulting in a year on year growth rate of 5.3 per cent, the highest monthly reading since March 2004. The index measures four components of future activity in the approvals ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after international markets, oil prices and some major metals fell overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract had fallen 20 points to 5027 at 0755 AEST. Profit ...