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Weekly economic round-up

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will decide to keep interest rates steady at 5.5 per cent after its Board meets to deliberate on monetary policy tomorrow. Last week's domestic data releases has ensured this outcome and increased the probability ...

Virgin Money on the hunt for new CEO

Virgin Money is on the lookout for a new CEO after it announced that its founding managing director Rohan Gamble has resigned. The news comes only a few days before Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson arrives to launch Virgin's third financial offering ...

FPA principles push fee transparency to highest levels ever

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has launched a set of principles in a bid to improve planner fee transparency and give consumers more control over charges and commissions. While the move is designed to give consumers more control and awareness ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower, following a negative lead from Wall Street and European markets overnight. However strong base metal prices, coupled by a lift in the gold and crude oil prices, should provide some support for local ...

Online broking competition to heat up

WWW.THESHEET.COM.AU  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2006
Commonwealth Bank's stockbroking business Commsec may face a bigger challenge this year to its leadership of the online broking market as competitors Westpac and National Australia Bank market have upgraded online trading platforms. With listed company ...

Aviva add medical advice to illness cover

In a bid to increase the take up of critical illness cover in Australia, Aviva is offering their insurance customers medical reviews and diagnoses about their conditions and treatment options. Aviva's group director products, marketing and public affairs ...

Super benefits buried under gobbledygook

Thousands of dollars in superannnuation savings from 'super splitting' and 'transition to retirement' legislation might all come to nought unless you or your financial planner understands the jargon involved. In a Mariner Retirement Strategy and Planning ...

Thirty dealer groups up for $300m in Westpoint recovery

Of the 75 to 100 financial advisers implicated in the Westpoint saga, class actions to recover $300 million are likely to centre on as few as 30 adviser groups, according to class action firm Slater & Gordon. Slater & Gordon's commercial litigation ...

Count to include equity release on approved list

Financial planning group Count Financial will include equity release products on their approved list, aimed at the growing number of retirees nicknamed the MERLOTs and SKI-ers. Retirees of the 'More Equity Release - Lots more' (MERLOTs) and 'Spending ...

SG is a tax: Tax Inquiry

The just-announced tax inquiry may lead to the unthinkable - an attack on the 9 per cent Super Guarantee (SG). Treasurer Peter Costello has just announced a broad review of taxation in Australia so the government can get clear figures comparing our ...