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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2006
Further analysis of the national accounts data released late last week shows that the textile, clothing and footwear industry expanded by 10 per cent year on year, growing 9.2 per cent during the June quarter compared to an overall seasonally adjusted ...

Snowball acquisitions feeding bottom line

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2006
Snowball Group has reported an after tax profit of over $1.7 million for the June 2006 year, with earnings per share increasing 150 per cent from $1.20 to $3.00 on the back of a continuing acquisitions strategy. The results were fed by strong revenue ...

Expats lose out on super

Foreigners with sizeable superannuation savings who plan to work or migrate to Australia will be disadvantaged under the new super laws and could be forced to keep their savings offshore or face higher local tax rates. Under existing rules relating ...

Jury still out on community banking

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2006
Community banking makes us feel warm and fuzzy, but it's such a tiny market niche that it's hard to take it too seriously. Bendigo Bank has reported that almost 50,000 people have around $120 million invested in more than 180 "community bank" franchises ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2006
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided not to lift interest rates following its monthly board meeting yesterday. This comes as some relief to the market and mortgagees after last month's 0.25 per cent increase to 6 per cent, the second since ...

More super incentives from the Treasurer

Four months after the Federal Government announced sweeping changes to the country's superannuation system, the Treasurer Peter Costello is back in the limelight offering even more incentives for people to boost their super savings. Yes, both the reasonable ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on a positive US lead and a surge in base metal prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contact was up eight points at 5,160. Today, Rio Tinto gives a media conference ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2006
Figures released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that the number of dwellings approved during July increased by 8.3 per cent to reach the highest level since May 2005. The result was largely a consequence of a 13.6 per cent increase ...

NZ Super Fund scores big but cautions on the future

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has posted better than expected returns for the third year in a row but has cautioned that its current level of performance will not be sustainable over the long term. The NZ fund, the equivalent to Australia's Future ...

Five major banks spend six times more on ads than super sector

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
Bank spending on advertising for traditional, super and insurance products surged during the June 2006 quarter to its highest level in years, according to estimates compiled by AC Nielsen. The five largest banks spent an aggregate $45.5 million on print ...