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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2006
... expected to exceed fifty per cent within fifteen years given their present expansion. Copper consumption by these expanding major economies is expected to rise from about 25 to 37 per cent, aluminium from 24 to 41 per cent and steel from 35 to 42 per ...

Consumers want more savings but have nothing to save

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2006
A consumer survey sponsored by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has found consumers generally support opt-out higher super contribution levels while a survey by max Super found half don't have any spare money anyway. The ASFA ...

Advisers are like architects: AFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2006
... are better protected," he said. Some super funds already recognise this. HIP Super, AustralianSuper and HESTA Super are major super funds that have recently updated their insurance offerings by significantly increasing cover, range of insurance choices ...

Japanese property a hit with Aussie investors

... demand will pick up across all sectors, particularly the leasing of office and residential properties in Greater Tokyo and major regional centers of the country. "We will continue to leverage our core competency of turning acquired properties into investment ...

ANZ FP to focus on maintaining its muscle

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
... between us, so we are going to change our employment model this year&. We will still talk to people externally, but our major focus will be on recruiting people internally," Goodall explained. And that recruitment process has advantages for the ANZ planning ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2006
... Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was down 34 points at 5398, on a volume of 7708 contracts. The major news on the market today was the float of the Telstra T3 instalment, under the $15.5 billion sale of part of the federal government's ...

Market Wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2006
The major banks were mixed, with Commonwealth Bank falling 32 cents to $48.03 and ANZ dropping 23 cents to $28.42. Westpac dipped one cent to $24.17 by 1205 AEDT while National Australia Bank rose two cents to $38.82. Media stocks were mostly higher. ...

Bravura IT signs BNY deal

... products offer one of the most functionally rich platforms on the market today," he said. AB Prodata's software is used by 12 major financial institutions including the Bank of New York. Dunstan said that the business is trading close to break even ...

Market Wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2006
... concerns about a slowing US economy kept local resource stocks at bay despite a recovery in commodity prices overnight. Major banking stocks also lost some of the ground made over the last few weeks as Westpac went ex-dividend. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark ...

Netwealth expands into SMSF servicing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2006
... under administration, pushes netwealth's funds under administration over the $1 billion mark, placing them into the platform major leagues. The netwealth-SMSF business unit will operate as a service centre attached to the netwealth group that will be ...