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FinLit database to identify gaps and overlaps

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
... for financial literacy education, our work on workplace financial literacy continues, and we have some new education materials listed under our Essential Elements quality process," said the Foundation's November Educators and Trainers Financial Literacy ...

Engineering expert joins AllianceBernstein resources team

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2006
... operations. Prior to that he spent time with Boston Consulting, working in both the US and Australia. Gates, who has a PhD in materials, science and engineering, will have responsibility for a range of sectors though resources will be his main focus ...

Smart 401(k) plan design boosts their take-up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006
... while complexity reduces participation." Soft factors such as opinions of family, friends, and colleagues, educational materials and seminars, the availability of other pension plans, and member characteristics also influence the decision to get involved ...

ASIC cautions over rate rise advertising

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2006
... rise. Already home loan lenders One Direct and MyRate have agreed to revise their variable home loan rate advertising materials. ASIC raised concerns with the two lenders that their advertising may be misleading because, between July and September 2006 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2006
... to 2,363.77. Locally, Rio Tinto shed $1.32 to $78.45 by 1202 AEDT while rival BHP Billiton lost 55 cents to $27.37. Materials group Rinker gave back some of yesterday's gains, which came on the back of a $16.8 billion takeover bid by Mexican outfit Cemex. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2006
... meetings and Origin Energy and Lihir Gold release quarterly production reports. Acquisition activity around construction materials firm Rinker Group helped drive the Australian share market to new heights yesterday backed by a strong resources sector. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
... this level maybe a little less when the heat goes out of the Rinker and Rio stocks but I think it will be a green day." Materials company Rinker surged $3.80 to $18.50 by 1201 AEDT following a $16.8 billion takeover bid by Mexican cement maker Cemex. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
... 5,351. Today, Bendigo Bank, Transfield Services and Australian Pipeline Trust hold their annual general meetings and materials company Rinker Group is expected to respond to Mexican cement giant Cemex's $US12.8 billion ($A16.79 billion) takeover offer. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
... The Australian stock market remained lower at noon today, pulled back by weakness among the major miners and building materials stocks. Aequs Securities institutional dealer Ric Klusman said a profit downgrade from building materials firm Boral Ltd triggered ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
... linch pin in the decision. Dr Stevens said that rising Australian inflation was due to pressures on labour costs and materials as a function of the resources boom and the continued strength of consumer demand. It was more than the one-off effect of rising ...