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Financial woes continue to haunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... Statitics' Labour Price Index and the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment. Australian consumer confidence fell by 6.7 percent in July and is expected to rebound slightly this month as expectations of an RBA rate cut mounts and on ...

Rate Cut in the Offing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... zero reading from 7 in May. In Japan, markets will be paying close attention to industrial production and consumer confidence. Japan's industrial production fell by 2 percent in the month of June. Meanwhile, consumer confidence is expected to decline ...

Growth and inflation updates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... rate cut will be announced next month. The NAB Business Confidence Survey and the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Consumer Confidence Index are among domestic key releases this week. The prior month's reports showed business and consumer confidence falling ...

US growth disappoints

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... This marked the ninth consecutive year-on-year fall and the largest monthly decline in 20 years. Also, UK consumer confidence fell to -39 in July - the lowest on record. Meanwhile, Eurozone headline CPI increased to 4.1 percent in the year to July to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... from the US overnight. Wall St rebounded a day after a steep tumble on a drop in oil prices and a rise in consumer confidence. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 97.2 points, or 2.01 per cent, to 4944.6 while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Some Needed Good News

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... equity market reversed all of the previous day's losses last night on the back of a better-than-expected US consumer confidence report and a sharp fall in the price of crude oil. The Conference Board reported that US consumer sentiment rebounded from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... expected to pull back yesterday's steep losses after Wall St was buoyed by a drop in the oil price and positive consumer confidence data. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract firmed 84 points, or 1.74 per cent ...

This Week's Market Movers (28 Jul - 1 Aug 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... month. US: Top-tier economic data are scheduled for release in the US this week starting with an update on US consumer confidence on Wednesday. Markets will be interested to see how consumers are holding up given the ongoing problems in the country. ...

All Eyes on the CPI

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... 4.8 percent in the 12 months to May and are down by 4.9 percent from the April 2007 peak. In Europe, Italian consumer confidence fell to 95.8 in July from 99.9 the previous month. This is the lowest reading since 1993 as rising inflation is reducing ...

This Week's Market Movers (14-18 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... expected to slow to 0.3 percent in June from 1 percent in May. This is consistent with latest readings on consumer confidence. The US consumer confidence index dropped to 50.2 points in May to its lowest level since the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks. ...

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Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA
Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino will forge ahead with the New Class of Advisers (NCAs) as part of highly anticipated Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms and laid out a blueprint of how the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) will be fairer for financial advisers.

Munro Partners to acquire GSFM

VINNY VUCAGO
Munro Partners will acquire GSFM, the Australian investment fund management affiliate of CI Global Asset Management, in a deal designed to strengthen its local distribution capabilities.

Treasury consults on foreign investment framework reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Treasury has opened a consultation to review existing conditions required for foreign investment approvals in Australia.

Australians struggle to navigate super and age pension divide

VINNY VUCAGO
Australians are approaching retirement with growing uncertainty about how superannuation and the Age Pension will work together, with new research pointing to gaps in both preparedness and confidence.

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