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Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2006
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released figures showing that the total value of dwelling finance commitments rose by 1.2 per cent in March. While the figures provide a positive connotation for the housing market, these have lost their relevance ...

ASIC clarifies its powers

On the back of the shadow shopping results, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a guide to the financial services industry and consumers clarifying its role and powers. The guide details the range of actions available ...

30 million super accounts and climbing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2006
Despite super fund consolidation and apparent increasing market competition, Australian superannuation leaders have yet to confront why the number of super fund accounts is still climbing by more than one million each year. According to the just released ...

Asgard flags plan to step ahead of competitors

St George-owned Asgard Wealth Solutions has flagged a raft of initiatives to be rolled out later this year including improvements to AdviserNET, a new 'quasi equity' scheme for planners and an increased focus on Generation Y clients. These were just ...

Daily economic update

The US trade balance narrowed to a deficit of US$65.74 billion in February from a record US$68.59 billion deficit in the previous month. Market expectations were for a deficit of US$67.5 billion. US exports fell by 1.2 per cent as a 5.8 per cent drop ...

Super funds to inject $1.5bn more into Aussie hedge funds

An academic survey has predicted that current allocation by major super funds to hedge funds will jump by $1.5 billion in the next two to five years, an increase from the current average allocation of 2.9 per cent to 4.1 per cent. The University of ...

ASIC shadow shopping: the good, the bad and the ugly

The much-anticipated shadow shopping survey conducted by ASIC post-choice has revealed that around 80 per cent of financial advisers gave 'reasonable advice' or better, but an unacceptably high 20 per cent made consumers worse-off. And that is just ...

Employees want more reward flexibility

Employees prefer financial rewards or a combination of financial and non-financial rewards over straight non-cash benefits, according to a survey of employees by HR services group Hays. The survey asked 2,300 people what type rewards they would like ...

INVESCO opens the new Japan to retail investors

Japanese economic and investment conditions have well and truly turned the corner and the time for retail investors to gain exposure has arrived, according to INVESCO. Chief investment officer for the INVESCO Japan team, Atsushi Kawakami, explained ...

ASX and SFE to merge

The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and the SFE Corporation Limited (SFE) has announced that the merger is to go ahead, which is set to create the ninth largest listed exchange group in the world. In what marks a turning point in the country's stock ...