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Increasing SG will cost 57,000 jobs: ACCI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2006
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has finally broken its silence regarding all the proposals to increase SG above 9 per cent, saying it will cost tens of thousands of jobs. The ACCI has, however, come out fighting now. "Reckless ...

Investor optimism index down 43 per cent

The UBS/Gallup Index of Investor Optimism, a long-running monthly index that tracks investor confidence in the US, has dipped to a new low of 53 points, nearly half its base level of 93 points at the start of the year. While most research forecasting ...

Grange number one for credit linked notes: AsiaRisk magazine

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2006
Grange Securities has topped an Asia-wide poll as the best Australian financial institution in credit linked notes, which includes CDOs. In the wider category of derivatives and structured credit products, the survey also ranked Grange in the top five ...

Careless spending wastes $25bn

... discovery that men are actually the bigger 'careless spenders' than women. Virgin Money has commissioned Galaxy Research to poll 600 Australians aged 18 to 49 on their spending habits in the company's latest 'Wallet Watch survey'. It found that on average ...

Self-congratulatory advisers still ignoring lower end market

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2006
... per cent)," he said, challenging the view that most advice is sought when people approach retirement. And while an audience poll blamed "a few rogues" and "media beat ups" as the predominant reasons advisers are facing their current crises of confidence ...

The art of making money through artworks

The private banking arm of National Australia Bank is hosting seminars on art investing as a growing number of investors turn to art to increase their wealth. Barry Pang, principal of the Artpreciation Gallery in Toorak, said his company has witnessed ...

Daily Economic Update

... Confidence is also improving in Italy. Italian consumer confidence rose its highest level in three years. An index based on a poll of 2,000 households by the Rome- based Isae Institute increased for a third month to 108.8 in November from a revised 105.6 ...

Goldman Sachs choose greener pastures

Investment banking titan Goldman Sachs puts a new twist to the expression 'greed is good' by adopting a 'green is good' policy, according to the Rainforest Action Network (RAN). The US-based non-profit organisation endorsed Goldman Sachs for being the ...

The Future Fund for art's sake: NGA

How would a Picasso or a van Gogh look sitting alongside equities, bonds, listed property trusts and cutting-edge investments in the $16 billion Future Fund? Ron Radford, Director of the National Gallery of Australia (NGA), has come out saying that ...

Industry fund survey reveals employers yet to choose default fund

A poll released by industry fund STA Super has revealed 20 per cent of employers have not yet chosen a default fund with 36 per cent saying their level of understanding of changes to superannuation was little. The survey was conducted just after the ...