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Web videocalls invigorate rural banking and remote advice

One of the country's largest credit unions, New England Credit Union (NECU), is making headway in regional banking and remotely offering financial advice through web-based videoconferencing. NECU's theme song could well go, "I've been to Armidale, Barraba ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2007
Following the announcement by the US that it would impose tariffs on imported paper products from China after its research had shown that they were being subsidized by 10-20 per cent, trade negotiations have become more urgent as key players perceive ...

Fincorp failure burns 8,000 investors

Around 8,000 investors will either lose all their money or get back 30Ac in the dollar following the collapse of property group Fincorp. KordaMentha, the insolvency administrator appointed to the case, said that preliminary figures showed that about ...

Hedge fund myths confuse investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2007
When you hear about hedge funds, they are either heroes or villains, while a lot of myths about hedge funds leads to too much confusion among investors, said hedge fund of funds manager EACM Advisors. One of the myths is they are unregulated and somehow ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2007
The Australian market is expected to open in the black, although Wall Street has not provided a strong lead, wobbling to a mixed finish on Friday as better-than-expected economic data was offset by worries that US trade sanctions slapped on China might ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
Soft base metal prices and losses on Wall Street are expected to drive the Australian share market down when it opens. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0704 AEDT, the June share price index contract was down 16 points to 6,008. In corporate news, Ten ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
In a report surveying 19 core industry groups and 7,426 employers in Australia, recruitment and talent management company Hudson found that a net 34 per cent of employers expect to increase staff numbers over the forthcoming second quarter of 2007. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly higher after a day of steady trading on Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0702 AEDT, the June share price index contract was up 15 points to 6,013. Today is expected to be quiet on ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks were boosted by merger and acquisition activity. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0836 AEDT, the June share price index contract was up 30 points to 5,941. The speculation fuelling ...

PE stirs academic heat

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
The wave of private equity (PE) investment stirring political concerns in the UK, and to a lesser extent in the US, has prompted Australian academics to attempt a review of how PE investments should be regulated in Australia. Speaking at the Barbarians ...