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Interest rate rise bad news for super contrib increase proposals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2006
... Budget. A hike in mortgage repayments from the May interest rate rise has seen most, if not all, of their July 1 Budget bonus already wiped out. The upcoming expected interest rate rise, if it happens, will only push them further into the red, even before ...

BankWest supports young savers with high interest rate

... BankWest is giving children more reason to accumulate wealth with a savings account that offers an eye catching monthly bonus interest rate of 10 per cent per annum. The HBOS-owned group claims the recently launched 'Kids' Bonus Saver' account beats ...

NAB FX pair get six years

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2006
Two of the former National Australia Bank (NAB) foreign currency traders embroiled in the high profile foreign currency trading scandal were yesterday sentenced to a combined six years in jail. David Bullen faced 18 charges relating to his actions in ...

OFM appoints reverse mortgage director to CEO

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2006
... the over-50s market place," said Martin. Under the agreement Martin's salary package makes him eligible for a performance bonus and he will be issued with 900,000 share options, subject to board approval.

VFMC bears teething pains to woo top talent

The Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VMFC) chief executive Syd Bone concedes it will be a tough recruitment period ahead as the group seeks to grow and restructure its investment team, with existing staff required to re-apply for their jobs. ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
Today's Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Labour Price Index report indicates that little upward pressure on inflation from wages. The wage price index (WPI) rose by 0.9 per cent in the March quarter and 4 per cent over the year. These are less ...

Weekly economic round-up

Last week's Australian data releases continued to paint a picture of a domestic economy that is growing moderately with little pressure on inflation and, therefore, no impetus for the official cash rate to move one way or the other. The Australian Bureau ...

Daily economic update

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that its wage price index (WPI) excluding bonuses rose by a lower-than-expected 0.9 per cent in the December quarter, down from 1.1 per cent in the previous three-month period. The deceleration in the ...

Senior Legg Mason staff exit after bonuses dealt out

Legg Mason Asset Management, formerly Citigroup, has had their head of Australian equities and the second in charge leave the group after bonuses and shares were recently vested. Former head of Australian equities, Michael Wood, and Wood's second in ...

Westpac launches zero monthly fee account

... allowance. Its features include no monthly fees, unlimited fee free transactions and an optional savings account which pays a bonus interest of four per cent per year, on conditions. And in a bid to help account holders fatten their piggy banks, Westpac ...