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PIS gets behind the wheel for racing sponsorship

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007
Professional Investment Services (PIS), Australia's largest financial planning group, is sponsoring the A1 Grand Prix in Sydney this weekend, with the international motor racing series attracting the attention of 25 countries. The A1 Grand Prix series ...

Go green, go dim

Switch off your electricity and save the world was the message from over 60 major finance companies that signed up to an initiative to cut Sydney's greenhouse gas emissions. It sounds like a scene from a sci-fi movie but on 31 March the Sydney building ...

FPA opposes creation of product sellers

... FPA has submitted a response to the government requesting that the proposed refinements to the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA) be amended. The Federal Government is proposing the establishment of a new category of 'product sellers', distinct from ...

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 ...

Daily Economic Update

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2007
The half yearly reporting season of the Australian stockmarket begins this week with a general expectation that good earnings numbers are on the table. Among the larger players to report is Woolworths on second quarter earnings and sales for the first ...

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 ...

ACT Super to review investment in tobacco and nukes

NICK OLIVER  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2007
The ACT Government superannuation fund has investments in tobacco firms, arms manufacturers, uranium producers and the gambling industry, it has been revealed. A list of stocks that the government super fund holds that was released by ACT Treasury revealed ...

CommInsure beefs up national sales team

NICK OLIVER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2007
CommInsure has announced four new staff appointments to bolster its national sales team as part of its key 2007 business strategy. Daniel Orrell has been appointed national account manager where he will be responsible for managing CommInsure's relationships ...

Banks to brace for bumpier ride: Fitch

Global ratings agency Fitch Ratings predicts that the earnings growth of the country's largest banks will likely be 'moderate' this year compared to last year due to increased competition for the consumer dollar and lesser housing finance deals. "For ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
The Australian share market was weaker at noon as sluggish commodity prices and a low trade volume took their toll. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 23.1 points to 5650.3, while the all ordinaries dropped 21.1 points to 5,629.3. On the ...