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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2006
... of 1997 and that the inclusion of countries such as China, Korea and India in discussions would be on the agenda for the next G20 meeting The government has moved to double the period that it guarantees the redundancy payments of workers of failed companies ...

Max Super to go max Direct with investment funds

Incumbent financial services providers will face a new threat early next year when online super fund max Super launches its own branded investment funds, to be called max Direct. Co-founder and chief executive of max Super, Andrew Barlow, said the group ...

Super communication to evolve with choice

... He highlighted research that showed 'advertising' as the most effective way that members can differentiate one fund to the next. Low fees is another key differentiator but surprisingly, not on top of the list. A panel of communications experts who attended ...

St Andrew's grows in leaps and bounds

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2006
... insurance sales by 54 per cent measured in premium income, and our policy numbers are projected to continue this growth in the next few years." Van Der Wielsen said that St Andrew's would continue to benefit from opportunities created by the broader ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2006
... rallies on Tuesday and Wednesday when tame inflation data raised hope the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates again next month. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 7.84 points to 11,334.96, while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 2.05 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
... questions on whether or not it was a good time to buy major household items and that on the view for the economy over the next year. Problems in the energy sector were exacerbated yesterday when AGL withdrew support for the $9 billion project to produce ...

Schroders welcomes new CEO

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
... track record. "Schroders has built a very strong domestic investment business over the last five years and our goal over the next five is to build on this with our solid international product range. I see this as a tremendous opportunity to continue ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
... commitment to explore in excess of two million square kilometres of Australia's territorial waters for oil and gas over the next five years. Satellite remote sensing and geophysical imaging would be increasing used as part of a high-tech approach to ...

FinLit Foundation goes back to school

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
The Financial Literacy Foundation's plan to introduce useful curriculum into schools is about to take its next step with a series of grassroots consultations with teachers around Australia. According to its just released Educators and Trainers August ...

Biotech looms as boom sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
... biotech indices now at 120, albeit dominated by the three majors. "But we expect eight to 10 major companies to emerge over the next few years, five or six of who will be the tier ones," said Ross-Sampson. Their upbeat view is because, he said, "38 of ...