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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2006
Following on from his comments on the need for discussions about the future of the oil industry at the forthcoming November Group of 20(G20) meeting to be held in Melbourne, Treasurer Peter Costello has added that there needs to be a widening of the ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2006
Treasurer Costello has given notice that at the forthcoming November Group of 20 (G20) meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors in Melbourne there will be fertile discussion about the oil market and the need for a stronger institutional ...

Advisor charged with $1.5m fraud

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006
An advisor has been charged after an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation found that he allegedly defrauded almost $1.5 million from investors. Financial advisor Antonio Pisano appeared in Armadale Magistrates' Court ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
The release of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment yesterday heralded the arrival of forces opposing those like the strength in retail sales and the buoyancy in the housing market which have helped bring about last week's interest ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
The share market is expected to open higher after another rally on Wall Street and stronger base metals prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0753 AEST, the September share price index contract was up 42 points to 4,981. Today, Qantas Airways, Perpetual ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
The share market is expected to open lower on a weak lead from Wall St. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0735 AEST, the September share price index contract was down seven points to 4,895. Today, Leighton Holdings, Bendigo Bank and United Group will ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2006
... on record, caused overall employment to fall to 4.8 per cent, the lowest level since 1976. Employment rose by 50,700 in July - 27,100 were full-time jobs and 23,600 were part-time jobs. The national total of unemployed people is now 514,000, which is ...

Daily economic report

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2006
The US Federal Reserve held interest rates firm last night at 5.25 per cent after 17 consecutive rate increases since June 2004, a result of rising energy and labour costs. The June quarter data showed that the annualised pace of growth halved to 2.5 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2006
The share market is expected open lower following significant falls on Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was down 47 points at 4,903. Today, Telstra Corporation, Futuris Group and Investa Property ...

Past performance is misleading advertising: ASIC

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2006
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has warned investment funds about using past performance as part of advertising or promotional material, singling out a recent advertising campaign by BT Financial Group. In issuing its warning ...