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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
Sentiment in the Australian economy has recently fallen slightly after the previous significantly positive lift with the National Australia Bank Business Confidence Survey indicating a decrease by 2 points to a score of 10 in the last month. Business ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
In a report surveying 19 core industry groups and 7,426 employers in Australia, recruitment and talent management company Hudson found that a net 34 per cent of employers expect to increase staff numbers over the forthcoming second quarter of 2007. ...

Principal kicks off global listed property fund

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2007
Principal Global Investors has launched the Principal Global Property Securities Fund giving investors access to a range of global listed real estate opportunities. The fund will invest in a global portfolio of listed securities that are embedded in ...

FPA opposes creation of product sellers

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is opposing the Federal Government's proposal to create a distinction between product sellers and financial planners, claiming consumers will have less protection. The FPA has submitted a response to the government ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after a weak lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0838 AEDT, the December share price index contract fell eighteen points at 5,579. Today, Australian Pharmaceutical Industries ...

Not-for-profits winning but master trusts catching up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
Default investment options of not-for-profit funds as a group continue to outperform master trust default options but the gap has narrowed by two-thirds in just the last three years. According to research just released by Rainmaker, in 2003-04 the gap ...

AUSTRAC's power to be checked

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2006
A Senate Committee report on the government's proposed anti-money laundering legislation has responded to finance industry concerns with recommendations for a longer implementation period and curbs on the power of AUSTRAC, the body that will administer ...

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  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2006
The release of monthly Australian Bureau of Statistics employment data yesterday revealed that in September about 31,400 jobs were added to the economy, taking the total to 271,000 over the last year. However, the number of people unemployed has dropped ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open stronger today following a pick up in commodity prices overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0735 AEST, the December share price index contract was up one point at 5279. Today, the Bank of Queensland ...