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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2007
The just released National Australian Bank Monthly Business Survey for December 2006 has noted that although business conditions remain strong there has been some softening from the strong levels reported in the previous quarter. NAB says that weaker ...

All is not lost

They say money don't grow on trees. Not unless it's unclaimed or lost super money which grew from $6 billion four years ago to $9.7 billion this year, according to the Australian Tax Office (ATO). The ATO has launched an online service that allows people ...

Macq property gears up for SMSFs

Macquarie Direct Property (MDP) is primed to capture the growing self-managed super fund (SMSF) market after boosting its senior team with three appointments in the past six months and tailoring its range of products to suit SMSFs. This week MDP appointed ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2007
Some good news with respect to Australia's skills development and technological strength following the announcement by Education, Science and Training Minister Julie Bishop that the national science organisation CSIRO will receive $2.5 billion in funding. ...

Employers should give TFNs to super funds: Mercer

NICK OLIVER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2007
Australians could be spared a hefty tax hit on employer super contributions if disclosure rules were amended so employers could provide super funds with employee tax file numbers, according to Mercer. As part of the new superannuation rules set to come ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2007
The release of the Reserve Bank's growth in financial assets yesterday has revealed a slowing of the credit market, probably as a consumer response to the multiple interest rate rises over the last year. Overall credit growth of 1.1 per cent for the ...

Perth adviser faces jail over $1.5m fraud

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2007
A Perth financial adviser has had 12 new charges added to the 33 charges he was already facing over a $1.5 million fraud. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) brought the 12 new charges against Antonio Pisano in Perth Magistrates ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
The Australian share market has opened lower after a feeble start by resources and energy stocks and a weak lead from Wall Street. Shortly after 1015 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 Index was down 8.4 points to 5583.1 points, while the all ordinaries ...

ATO to create single lost super gateway

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is to create a single and simplified gateway for people looking to find their lost or unclaimed superannuation. The ATO will do this by rationalising its existing processes to identify actual lost members, obtain ...

600,000 Understanding Money booklets mailed: Dutton

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2006
Since the financial literacy Understanding Money campaign was launched in July this year, 600,000 Understanding Money booklets have been sent out. Half these were sent out in response to requests sent to the website with the other half in response to ...