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Daily Economic Round Up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2006
A buoyant economy has created strong demand for professionals particularly in the engineering field where new graduates are commanding starting salaries of $50-60,000. The median for Investment banking graduates according to the Australian Association ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in positive territory as late afternoon trading data in the US showed indices there were on track to end trading higher. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was up 18 ...

Build websites around users not IT teams

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006
... financial services firms who rely on technology to deliver services. "Financial services is an increasingly competitive field with a high level of online interaction with customers. Business will suffer if customers do not have a good user experience ...

MLC announces free insurance upgrades

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2006
... business rather than creating a legacy book of business with multiple policy series. It also ensures we deliver an even playing field for our customers and makes it easier for advisers to service their clients," Einfeld said. Einfeld added that MLC was ...

Live long and prosper

... genes, eating habits, exercise regimes and general attitude towards life all affect how long people live. He added that the field of medicine is making 'enormous advances' although it is not the major factor impacting longevity. Rather, the most critical ...

PIS' Edmondson wins 2006 AFA Adviser of the Year

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2006
... the Year Award, presented at a gala dinner to conclude the 60th Annual AFA Conference last night. From 16 nominees, the field was whittled down to five finalists who were reviewed against five key criteria - qualitative assessment, quantitative assessment ...

Matrix planner wins AFA Rising Star Award

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
... industry's finest up and comers. This year there were 22 nominees, five finalists but just one winner from a very strong field of candidates. Chief executive officer of the AFA, Richard Klipin, said the calibre of some of the AFA's younger members was ...

Charles River and Yieldbroker integrate platforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
... is an important step towards the establishment of true straight-through processing in the fixed income market." Cameron Field, managing director Asia Pacific at Charles River Development, said, "By linking the two platforms, Charles River and Yieldbroker ...

ASIC clearing guidlines will segment the service chain

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
Superannuation clearing house providers will now have to provide employers with product disclosure statements (PDS) after a recent Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) review found that they fall under the financial services licensing ...

Sunsuper takes message to the country

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2006
... retirement planning in the more remote areas. "We have built a strong presence in many of these regional centres through local field staff to ensure equality in the distribution of valuable retirement planning information, regardless of geographical ...