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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
Signs of a possible slowing in business investment were revealed yesterday when the ABS released data on private sector capital expenditure, which showed an increase of only 1.1 per cent over the June quarter. The annual growth in business investment ...

Economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
Prime Minister John Howard has announced a range of measures aimed at easing the impact of the fuel crisis bought about by rising crude oil prices, tensions in the Middle East and the increasing demands by the industrial expansion in China and India. ...

IOOF rationalises and re-brands dealer group

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
... substantial business, back office and technical support, particularly through a customised XPLAN solution which will better equip advisers to deliver on the advice based focus. Practice management will also be facilitated by Bstar practice management ...

Get rid of the Greek: Russell

The separation of alpha and beta when chasing the highest investment returns may be all the rage right now, but according to the head of Russell Investment the less Greek used in industry jargon the better off investors will be. Alan Schoenheimer, managing ...

Sunsuper sets out to educate employers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2006
... and Commerce Queensland, the program is designed to update employers on recent changes in the superannuation landscape and equip them to make better decisions for their business and their employees. The training will canvass issues affecting administration ...

UBS narrows the infrastructure horizon

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2006
UBS Australia is offering retail and institutional investors what it calls a "tightly defined" listed infrastructure fund, largely limiting stock selection to three major sectors. The UBS Global Infrastructure Securities Fund, launched in May this year ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2006
The stock market is expected to open higher after a strong lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was UP 33 points to 5133 at 0745 AEST. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2006
The stock market is expected to open LOWER after a mixed lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was DOWN seven points to 5140 at 0747 AEST. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release ...

Finsia and ASX to educate advisers on listed products

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2006
... training of financial advisers, who play a vital role in the investment process. We believe that this program will better equip financial planners with sound investment advisory tools to provide the best possible service to their clients." Finsia will ...

Budget reforms exacerbate risks for Gen L: Asteron

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2006
Financial planning group Asteron is commissioning a study on what it says is the biggest gap in the recent Budget - how Gen-L who are already in retirement will outlive their superannutaion savings. Asteron head of technical services sales and marketing ...