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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2006
The IBES database of analyst estimates of future company profitability has revealed that 2007 is expected to show an average increase in profits of 15 per cent, expected to slow to 5 per cent the following year. This follows earnings growth of 21 per ...

Home equity needs to be part of retirement strategy

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2006
Recently re-branded financial services provider Over Fifty Group has published a paper pushing for a paradigm shift around home equity release, claiming bricks and mortar savings could plug the retirement savings gap. Over Fifty Group compiled the Commentary ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2006
Early momentum on the Australian share market has eased to noon after the positive start was driven by a strong US lead and local takeover speculation. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 0.5 points to 4,998 and the all ordinaries had ...

Finsia expands education to Korea

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2006
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) has entered into a strategic partnership with the Korea Securities Dealers Association (KSDA) that will see Finsia provide education and training to financial professionals across Korea. The Memorandum ...

Watson Wyatt gives ipac global guidance

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2006
Building on its current relationship, Watson Wyatt will begin providing ipac with global asset allocation research and advice on global strategies to supplement ipac's own knowledge base. Watson Wyatt will provide information to supplement ipac's in-house ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after a positive lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contact was up 11 points at 5,016 at 0726 AEST. Today, beer maker Foster's Group will announce ...

Tandem welcomes Insight aboard

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
Insight Financial Services has left the Financial Wisdom stable to join Tandem Financial Advice, citing a desire to pursue acquisitions and growth. Director and principal of Insight, Thomas Ilinkovski, said he was looking to build his practice on the ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
Woodside Petroleum chairman, Charles Goode, has announced that the energy producer is likely to soon get approval to supply the Californian market with LNG via specially designed ships which will anchor off the US coast and then pump the gas through ...

Suncorp scores $35m AMP mandate

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2006
Suncorp Investment Management has won a mandate to manage $35 million for AMP's Responsible Investment Leaders Australian Share Fund. Suncorp's general manager, Stephen Lam, said the bottom-up stock selection approach had proved successful over time ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2006
The Australian share market should open softer as further base and precious metal weakness again sets the tone for a poor local resources market. However, some major companies are announcing earnings results, which could be more of a focus for investors. ...