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Economic round-up: Chinese whispers and inflation rumbles

SUZY MAC | FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2007

... Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is less optimistic. Twice a year, the OECD Economic Outlook analyses the major trends and the economic policies required to foster high and sustainable growth in member countries. In its latest report ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP | THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2007

... However, Mr Moore said the market remained relatively subdued today due to the absence of domestic data. "There's been no major data events domestically... The Australian dollar has been driven by data from offshore and foreign currency movements," he ...

Economic round- up: Cutting the apron strings

SUZY MAC | THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2007

... where government's are predisposed to rescuing troubled banks. Considering expanding economies rely more heavily on their major banks than capital markets to drive growth, is it any wonder countries like China have been known to hurl money at bad debts ...

Super fees battle competition and returns

HAMISH MADDEN | WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2007

... was that workplace super fees have increased by 8 per cent, nearly three times the rate of inflation," Keevers said. "The major reason for this fee increase in 2007 was from an investment management fee increase of almost 20 per cent, attributed to funds ...

Use super for national interests: Weaven

... (ASX) and the annual GDP this year. "While many people are vaguely aware of this growth in super assets and see it as a major positive for Australia, the potential significance for the national interest has not as yet been grasped," he said. "What these ...

Value planners on profitability, not scale

... are making a beeline for the ASX. Plan B, Storm Financial and Centric have all announced intentions to list while other major dealer groups are believed to be sounding the market. But Ian Knox, founding managing director of Paragem Partners, said that ...

Billions flow in to super ahead of June 30

CHRIS NICHOLLS | MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007

Money continues to pour into super funds prior to the June 30 cut-off for contributions up to $1 million, and it's likely to keep building, according to Macquarie Adviser Services and BT Financial Group. Macquarie said today it had received more than ...

Super fees jump triple inflation

ALEX DUNNIN | MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007

... driven by rising investment costs as fund's adopt more sophisticated investment strategies and upgrade their menus. "The major component of this increase is the impact from a 17 percent increase in investment fees." Retirement products, however, have ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP | FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007

... contracts. The prices of most base metals fell overnight, with copper, lead and zinc all down around five per cent. The major miners took the brunt of the loss with BHP losing 77 cents or 2.45 per cent to $30.71 and Rio shed $1.40 to $90.90. Anthony ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP | THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2007

... Coles shares improved seven cents to $17.75 while supermarket rival Woolworths also was higher, up 10 cents to $28.60. The major miners were up despite tumbling base metal prices overnight. BHP added 28 cents to $31.22 and Rio Tinto $1.22 to $91.87.

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Another MWL adviser banned over Shield collapse

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

ASIC has banned another MWL Financial adviser Nicole Niu from providing financial services, controlling an entity that carries on a financial services business or performing any function involved in the carrying on of a financial services business for a period of five years.

Warakirri, LongView launch home equity strategy

MATTHEW WAI

Warakirri Asset Management and LongView are partnering to bring a new shared equity co-investment fund exclusively to wholesale investors seeking access to Australia's residential property market.

Swedish PE giant sweetens offer bid for Perpetual

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

EQT AB has sweetened its offer bid for Perpetual, after the financial services firm rejected the unsolicited takeover bid from the Swedish private equity giant earlier in the month.

Igneo opens private infrastructure strategy to advised investors

VINNY VUCAGO

Igneo Infrastructure Partners has launched its first private infrastructure fund for advised and wholesale investors in Australia.

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