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MFAA rules under fire

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2007
The peak body for mortgage and business finance brokers, the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA), may be forced to rewrite its membership rules if the competition watchdog upholds a complaint. The MFAA, formerly the Mortgage Industry ...

Report your breach online: APRA

Superannuation licensees can no longer use the excuse that "it's in the mail" or that the "line was engaged" when reporting a license breach after the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) launched an online 'Superannuation Breach Notification' ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after a strong lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0721 AEST, the December share price index contract was up 20 points at 5,364. Today, BHP Billiton will release its first quarter ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index has risen to its highest level since January 2000 as the US market absorbs the positive impact of lower oil prices and the reduced threat of harsher interest rates. The consumer side of the economy as measured ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as commodity prices continued to retreat and mining stock weakness in the UK overnight raises the spectre of further losses on the domestic bourse. While the market is not expected to repeat yesterday's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a strong lead from the US offset mixed commodity prices to suggests a stronger start to the local bourse. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index was 25 points firmer at 4910. ...

Daily economic update

Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show that sales of new motor vehicles rose by 2.6 per cent to 83,728 units in January following a 0.8 per cent increase in December. High petrol prices continue to take their toll on sales of sports utility vehicles ...

APRA not budging on June RSE licence deadline

Superannuation watchdog APRA has announced that existing superannuation trustees have until February 17 to apply for an RSE licence. After that, all bets are off. "To date, the trustees of all major superannuation entities regulated by APRA that indicated ...

AES member funds safe

The Australian Enterprise Superannuation (AES) Fund says member money is safe and secure following this week's disqualification by APRA of some of its trustee directors. The regulator disqualified former AES directors Ian Baldock, Kerry Woolacott and ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open sharply weaker as falls across the US market paint a bleak picture for the last day of domestic trade this week. While there is some domestic news due today, the momentum from the weak US markets and softer ...