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Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2006
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the official cash rate target steady at 5.75 per cent following yesterday's Board meeting. Financial markets widely expected the move this time, unlike the controversial 25 basis point hike announced last month. ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
... remained above the important 50 expansion/contraction delineation mark. Worrying though is that prices paid rose to 77.5 in May - the highest level since September last years -- from 70.5 its highest level since September. But the growth slowdown could ...

AMPFP scraps industry funds

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
AMP Financial Planning (AMPFP) has announced it is removing industry funds from its approved product list, citing a lack of client demand. AMPFP said that its planner network had received little demand from clients for industry funds and the costs involved ...

Allco adds two to team ahead of new products

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
Allco Funds Management (AFM) group has beefed up its sales team, appointing a new head of distribution and a new director of retail distribution ahead of the launch of several new core asset products, which will include a local and international infrastructure ...

All is fair in love and bankruptcy

Small business mums and dads will be the worst affected by the new bankruptcy rule that allows bankruptcy trustees to take away the family home even if only one spouse goes bankrupt, regardless of who paid what for the property. Geoff McDonald, barrister ...

Credit Suisse to launch private banking

Credit Suisse is to set up a private banking operation in Australia as part of its private banking expansion plans in the Asia Pacific region. "As an integrated global bank, Credit Suisse is well positioned to serve the sophisticated needs of Australian ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2006
... plans for 2005/06 and 2006/07 registered strong upgrades. The weekend report that US non-farm payrolls grew by only 75,000 in May -- sharply lower than market expectations for a 170,000 increase - and the two previous months' increases in employment ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly firmer as strong base metal prices and a higher oil price set a positive the tone for the local bourse. On the Sydney Futures Exchange the June share price index contract was ahead six points ...

Small personal loans for low income earners: ANZ

ANZ has teamed up with non-profit religious group The Brotherhood of St Lawrence to help low-income earners gain access to small personal loans. The two have launched Progress Loans, which allows for loans of between $500 and $3,000 with loan terms ...

Emerging markets out, Japan in

The latest weekly report by US-based Emerging Portfolio Fund Research (EPFR) revealed that investors are bailing out of the market with $10 billion of outflows on equity funds tracked by the group in the week ending May 24. The research firm also reported ...