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FPA stops short of backing member calls

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2006
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has stopped short of backing member calls for a shift towards offering consumers the choice of fee for service, instead supporting what it calls an "advice-based" fee model. FPA chairman, Corinna Dieters, said ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2006
Following a week of controversy surrounding the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) announcement of a 25 basis point hike in the country's official cash rate, this week will give financial markets more variables to digest as the Federal Treasury delivers ...

Daily Economic Update

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released data showing that total dwelling units approved increased by 2.2 per cent in March. A sharp 13.8 per cent surge in approvals for 'other' private sector dwelling units, which offset the 2.5 per cent ...

Investors throw money at Praemium listing

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2006
Praemium has announced a premature close to its $18 million capital raising on the back of a very healthy response to its initial public offering (IPO). The IPO is part of Praemium's strategy to grow the business domestically as well as launching into ...

Daily economic update

US economic data continues to surprise on the upside, creating doubts over expectations that the US Federal Reserve is nearly finished with its interest rate hikes. US factory orders surged by 4.2 per cent in March following an upwardly revised gain ...

Rate hike catches economists unaware

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) handed down a controversial decision today to lift the official cash rate from 5.5 per cent to 5.75 per cent, a move economists say caught many unawares. Benjamin Ong, chief economist with the Financial Standard Intelligence ...

APRA super splitting extension flawed

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2006
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has extended contributions splitting for members to any roll-over funds and transfers made before the 1 July RSE license deadline, but according to some the policy is flawed. Terry Brigden, partner ...

Proposed super cut will widen inequality for women: IFSA

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
IFSA has panned a Government task force's proposal to reduce super contributions, a move that may leave working women and casual employees without any superannuation contributions, contributing to widening inequality. Echoing the message sent by Association ...

Investors strike gold with LinQ

The new wunderkid in resources is Perth-based fund LinQ, which has managed to grow investor money by as much as 500 per cent thanks to astute plays made here and overseas. LinQ started life as Rothschild's resources fund 'Golden Arrow Fund II'. But ...

AGL-Alinta deal bodes well for infrastructure pricing

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
The recent deal to pursue a merger between AGL and Alinta bodes well for future infrastructure pricing deals, boosting the prospects of the soon to be floated Snowy Hydro project, according to some equity specialists. Equity managers and advisers Leyland ...