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Business confidence index rises in March: National

Australian business conditions and confidence levels are proving "remarkably resilient" despite evidence of a broad based slowing in non-farm activity, according to National Australia Bank's monthly business survey for March released today. National's ...

Fixed interest managers under-perform index over 12 months

Australian fixed interest funds have under-performed the sector index over the past 12 months, returning 9.26% compared to the index performance of 9.63%, according to Rainmaker Information. The best performing fund manager in the Australian fixed interest ...

Morning market wrap: US shares end losing streak

The four-day run of losses in the US came to an end as the Dow Jones rose by 77.73 points to finish at 8069.86 as the market continued to be driven by news headlines. "The market is discounting fundamentals," said Financial Standard chief economist ...

Campbell sees greater protective role for CFOs

An important role of the modern Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in corporate life is to rein in overly aggressive, high risk Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), according to Senator Ian Campbell, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer. Campbell said ...

Investment Analysis: The small cap explosion

Small capitalisation value stocks are comfortably the most prolific wealth generator over the long term for investors prepared to wear the additional risk, according to research conducted by Financial Standard chief economist Dr Robert Pereira. "Good ...

Australians continue shift to property investment: report

Australians are increasingly favouring property as an investment option, according to the March quarterly report on saving trends carried out by ING and the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. The report said that over 32 per ...

Investor Group secures second Stockford acquisition

Paul Cully Investor Group today announced that it had bought Stockford's accounting and financial planning business in Richmond in a part cash part equity deal, making it the second Melbourne-based acquisition in under a week. Investor Group has agreed ...

SA adviser joins son on ASIC banned list

Paul Cully The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today handed down a two year ban to South Australia financial adviser Kevin Lehman for unauthorised dealing in superannuation and insurance products, one month after his son Klinton ...

Media giants back new $100 investment venture: report

John Fernando Cameron O'Reilly, son of Independent News and Media boss Tony O'Reilly, has started up a new investment firm called Bayard Capital with the backing of some of Australia's most prominent media figures, according to a report published in ...

Afternoon market wrap: AMP, Commonwealth lead the All Ords lower

John Fernando The All Ordinaries lost some territory in trading today, with AMP falling $0.21 to close at a new low of $6.30. For other financial service providers it was a mixed day, with Commonwealth losing $0.22 to close at $24.18, while ANZ gained ...