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AAP | FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2005

The Australian share market is expected to open sharply firmer today as a strong lead from US markets is expected to be coupled with positive stock-specific news across the board. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract ...

Bank profits drive super savings: ABA

... indirectly to super fund members and so when banks do well, so do super fund members. Many leading super funds also have major investments in banks. Illustrating this, leading industry fund ARF Super - which is one of the few super funds to openly disclose ...

Mieog towers over her investments

... the past two years. Prior to that she has held a number of senior roles in the financial services sector as well as with a major accounting firm. She holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from Monash University.

Daily economic update: Consumer confidence rebounds

... United States and China have also reached an agreement to limit Chinese exports of textiles through to 2008. This has been a major source of friction between the two countries. It remains to be seen if this will derail the protectionist measures currently ...

Weaven trumpets industry fund growth figures

... the 04-05 financial year to 1 October. "What the Government's legislation has done is to force Industry Funds to make a major effort to convey their message of lower fees and better investment performance, It has also lifted the level of community awareness ...

Baby boomers turn to property to fund retirement

Australian mortgage broker, Mortgage Choice, has come out and forecasted a surge in the property market to be fuelled by baby boomers, on the back of recent survey results. In spite of rising property market angst in some quarters, Mortgage Choice points ...

Increase your weight in gold

... and demand/supply issues. "While it has just reached US$470 per ounce, it still looks underpriced relative to some other major commodities, like oil, on a longer term basis," he said. Hence in van Eyk's investment outlook report published this month ...

Business is losing the battle for trust: Edelman

A recent study of Australian opinion leaders has shown that only 1 in 4 considered institutions trustworthy. The survey, which was conducted by global communications firm Edelman, has revealed that only 27 percent of those surveyed rated any institution ...

Economic Roundup

... trading activity. Inflation and its attendant consequence on monetary policy - read higher interest rates -- remained the major cause for recent investor trepidation. But despite rising inflationary pressure in the United States and in Europe, Australian ...

Risk should be on the agenda: Aust Unity

... income funds, Vianova's CIO Michael Schneider says the fund will target investments that are more likely to weather any major bumps in both the US and local economy through the entire economic cycle. "With bond yields at or near generational lows, our ...

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ASIC cancels AFSL of Australian Fiduciaries

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Queensland-based Australian Fiduciaries, which is currently in liquidation.

Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI

Treasury has released new Statements of Expectations for APRA and ASIC, with an emphasis on how the regulators should promote a more sustainable and secured financial ecosystem.

NGS Super names head of strategy

MATTHEW WAI

NGS Super has appointed a former ASFA committe member as head of strategy, as the fund aims to strengthen its retirement offering.

SS&C axes jobs, shifts roles offshore

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

US software services giant SS&C Technologies has slashed 170 Australian roles in the operations, technology and delivery teams.

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