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Chinese businesses upbeat but worried about compliance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2006
... optimistic about their immediate future but, like their Australian counterparts, they have majors worries about being held back by red tape and the availability of capital. The findings were revealed in the latest Business Owners Survey by Grant Thornton ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2006
... index ended down 165.05 at 16,310.76. WELLINGTON - The sharemarket eked out a gain, after spending much of the session in the red. The benchmark NZX-50 gross index gained 2.86 points to 3762.56, while the NZX-All capital index rose 0.34 of a point to ...

Daily Economic Update

The US National Association of Realtors (NAR) expects existing home sales to fall by 6.0 per cent this year, new home sales to drop by 10.9 per cent and housing starts to decline by 3.2 per cent. These forecasts, if proved correct, have serious ramifications ...

AIST and CMSF merger to strengthen trustee services

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
At its AGM held on the Gold Coast yesterday, AIST released a discussion paper canvassing a potential merger with CMSF and the long-term viability of super trustee organisations. Citing the reducing number of super funds as the primary catalyst for the ...

Industry groups ecstatic over red tape rationalisation proposals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2006
Industry groups are falling over themselves to applaud government proposals to rationalise government red tape. Last week the Treasurer, Peter Costello announced a range of reforms designed to monitor, control and reduce government red tape that in ...

Daily economic update

It appears that the continued stability of domestic interest rates is impacting favourably on the housing market. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on housing finance shows the total value of dwelling finance commitments - excluding ...

Investec Australia buys NM Rothschild

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2006
Specialist investment bank Investec Bank Australia yesterday said it signed a heads of agreement to acquire NM Rothschild & Sons (Australia). A statement issued by Investec group head office in South Africa said the transaction represents a value of ...

Daily Economic Update

After a lull over the past few months, the Australian labour market is again picking up speed. The number of employed persons increased by 27,900 in March, This follows February's surprise jump of 25,900 and is higher than market expectations for a ...

Avoid overly conservative target date investing: RiceWalker

Increasing longevity means fund members should avoid investing in life-cycle products that push them too early into conservative investments. In their latest Analysis paper called "Investment strategies in Australian Superannuation Funds", RiceWalker ...

Mum and dad investors want a slice of the private equity pie

Private equity was once the domain of institutional investors but a rising number of companies are re-writing the rules by launching private equity funds tailored to retail investors. Macquarie is one of the first off the rank with its unlisted global ...