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PETER BELL | TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006

... about 23 per cent and those to the European Economic Union grew by about 3.5 per cent. In the climate of a slowing US economy, the alternative markets for Australian goods allow some confidence that their will be a level of protection of Australian interests. ...

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PETER BELL | FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2006

... Chinese currency has appreciated by only 3.1 per cent since July of 2005 when China removed the decade long link to the US economy and opted to relate their currency to a basket of international currencies.

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2006

... million people employed and 497,000 unemployed on a seasonally adjusted basis. More evidence mounts of the slowing US economy with consumer credit falling to its lowest level since 1992 as there has been a US$1.2 billion reduction in credit to $2.37 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | MONDAY, 6 NOV 2006

... Jobs Survey which has shown a 7.5 per cent rise in October and a 15.8 per cent growth over the last six months. The US economy grew by only 1.6 per cent in the September quarter which was down on the June figure of 2.6 per cent and the 5.6 per cent from ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006

... to about two and a half per cent per cent on average which is not to far from average national inflation. While the US economy can be thankful for the reduction in energy costs that feed into the production process the tight labour market there has resulted ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP | FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006

... CAC-40 index sagged 60.79 points to 5,310.07 points. TOKYO - The Nikkei share average fell as concerns about a slowing US economy hit big exporters. The Nikkei lost 25.24 points to 16,350.02 HONG KONG - Blue chips rose to a record closing high as investors ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP | MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006

... Heffernan said while the GDP figures in the US came in at 1.6 per cent, there was sufficient data to show that the US economy was in good shape. "That to me was a positive aspect of the US market and cooler heads in Australia could see that," Mr Heffernan ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006

Overnight news from the US revealed that the US economy grew by only 1.6 per cent in the September quarter which was down on the June figure of 2.6 per cent and the 5.6 per cent from the March quarter. Residential construction has fallen more than 17 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006

... residential construction decline, a fall in the vehicle inventories and the ever widening trade imbalance that has dogged the US economy for more than three decades. The data will have an effect on the broader international investment communities psyche ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006

The US economy has received good news about the abatement of inflation with the release of consumer and producer price data showing that the consumer index fell by 0.5 per cent in September and that producer prices fell by 1.3 per cent largely as a ...

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Vanguard to acquire custodian Altruist

KARREN VERGARA

Vanguard will acquire custodian and investment platform Altruist in a bid to expand into the American independent financial adviser market.

FAAA pushes to expand NCA to financial advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) said it will advocate strongly to expand the scope of the New Class of Advisers' to all financial advisers, which will currently be limited to only superannuation funds and life insurers.

SMSFA appoints head of professional standards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

The Self-Managed Super Fund Association (SMSFA) has appointed Keddie Waller as the head of professional standards.

UniSuper unlocks close to $15k for members moving into retirement

MATTHEW WAI

Eligible UniSuper members will receive a tax-free bonus of up to $14,700 when they move into retirement phase from October 1.

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