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APRA springs to defence of insurers on indemnity costs

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) today said that the rising premiums for professional indemnity insurance are essential to secure the prudential safety of the insurance industry, and are not the result of profiteering by insurance ...

Morning market wrap: Markets settle ahead of war

Shares in the US and the UK continued to push on, but the gains were much more modest in comparison to the exuberant gains recorded at the end of last week and on Monday. The Dow Jones index rose by 52.87 points and the FTSE-100 as the moves to the ...

Interest rate should remain unchanged despite pressures: ICAP

John Fernando The fall in economic growth from 3.75 per cent in 2002 to 2.75% this year does not call for a major change in Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) policy as regards interest rates, according to Ric Simes, chief economist at global intermediary ...

Media giants back new $100 investment venture: report

John Fernando Cameron O'Reilly, son of Independent News and Media boss Tony O'Reilly, has started up a new investment firm called Bayard Capital with the backing of some of Australia's most prominent media figures, according to a report published in ...

ASIC "disappointed" with fundraising non-disclosures

John Fernando The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced today that it had issued 51 interim stop orders and eight final stop orders on prospectuses or Offer Information Statement (OIS) since July 1 2002. The announcement ...

Economist says current account deficit figures are "disturbing"

John Fernando A leading Sydney-based economist said today that the current account deficit figures released earlier this week are "disturbing." In an exclusive interview with the Financial Standard, Dr. Ric Simes, chief economist with ICAP, a wholesale ...

ASIC blacklists ex-Colonial planner for client 'churning'

Paul Cully A former Colonial financial planner who made $190,000 in commissions by 'churning' the superannuation funds of approximately 73 clients has given an undertaking to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) that he will not ...

JANA, Access secure best client returns in 2002: survey

Paul Cully JANA Investment advisers and Access Economics provided the best returns for investment clients in a horror year in 2002, in which no asset consultant managed to secure a positive return for its funds under advice (FUA), according to Rainmaker ...

Economist says current account deficit figures are disturbing

John Fernando A leading Sydney-based economist said today that the current account deficit figures released earlier this week are disturbing. In an exclusive interview with the Financial Standard, Dr. Ric Simes, chief economist with ICAP, a wholesale ...

OECD calls for improvements in Australia's super tax system

John Fernando Australia's superannuation tax system is unduly complicated and a simplification of the tax rules is needed, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In what was generally a glowing report praising ...