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State Street cuts transaction costs by up to 75 per cent

Big is not only beautiful it is also cheap after State Street Corporation's internal research found that their clients save up to 75 per cent in transaction costs thanks to the group's scale.

High conviction means making tough decisions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
Just because you are a high conviction investment manager doesn't mean staying with stocks no matter what, instead it means making tough decisions with conviction.

Superwoman joins Millenium 3

Sydney based womens financial services specialist Superwoman has flagged its intentions to expand nationally and has formed a joint venture with ING owned Millennium 3 Financial Services Group.

Macq BRIC fund approved by Zenith

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
The Macquarie - Globalis BRIC Advantage Fund (Unhedged) has been assigned an 'approved' rating from Zenith.

Banks take a softly, softly approach to electronic banking

WWW.THESHEET.COM.AU  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
Banks believe greater use of electronic banking services will result in a lower incidence of payment fraud, but they are taking a very cautious approach to change.

Ironbridge and Archer spend $349m on pharmaceuticals

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
Australian private equity specialists Ironbridge Capital and Archer Capital have purchased the 3M pharmaceuticals business in the Asia Pacific for $349 million.

Family banned by ASIC and AFSL revoked

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
A South Australian family have been banned from providing financial services and have had their Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) revoked following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).

Daily Economic Round Up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2006
The Monash University Centre for Economics of Education and Training has produces a report funded by the Dusseldorp Skills Forum that has found that there are about 540,000 young Australians not in full-time work or learning.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2006
The major retailers were still struggling in the wake of this week's interest rate rise.

Mobile age drives up demand for storage: Abacus

With an increasing number of people moving house or traveling frequently overseas, more investors are turning their attention to the untapped potential of the self storage industry, according to Abacus Property Group.