BT Financial Group ‘Best of the Best’ in Customer Service

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BT Financial Group (BTFG) reigned supreme at last night‟s Australian Service Excellence Awards taking out two top line honours – the blue ribbon award, “Best of the Best” for Outstanding

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Profit slump but Government still upbeat

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NAB business survey; Mid Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) NAB business confidence index eased from +10.1 to +8.1 in October. The business conditions index fell from +6.7 in September

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Australia’s “wall of money” towers over traditional yield managers

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A $70 billion flood of post-GFC cash into bank term deposits in 2008-9 – termed the ‘wall of money” has cast a long shadow over traditional fixed income, mortgage and

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Ramifications of the proposed FOFA changes to advice

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Greetings Thanks for the feedback on the AFA advertising initiative. Like many practioners I am trying to work through the potential ramifications of the proposed FOFA changes to advice. While

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Stronger Aussie dollar outpaced by gains in oil price

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Job advertisements; Petrol price Petrol prices are set to rise – but modestly. The rally in the Australian dollar has been outpaced by gains in regional oil prices. According to

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Zenith Completes First Hedge Fund Sector Review into Institutional Offerings

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Earlier this year Zenith Investment Partners Pty Ltd (Zenith) appointed Hedge Fund specialist Daniel Liptak as Head of Alternatives. The national research provider’s Hedge Fund Review Team headed by Daniel

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Weekly market & economic update: 5 November 2010

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Headline developments of the past week The contrast in global central banks was stark over the past week with those in weak countries such as the US, Japan and Europe

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Investor Signposts: Week Beginning November 7 2010

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The big picture In the past there have been a host of factors cited by the Reserve Bank to justify lifting interest rates. So what about the most recent lift

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Consumers remain super-cautious on spending

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Retail trade, International trade Retail spending grew by just 0.3 per cent in September, below expectations centred on a rise of 0.4 per cent. Non-food retailing rose by 0.4 per

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Russell Australia High Dividend ETF records strong first six months

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Russell wins award for best new ETF in Asia RDV awarded multiple rating agency approvals The Russell Australia High Dividend Shares ETF (RDV) has grown rapidly to $70 million since

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