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Bank stocks plunge after US rate rise

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2004
Bank stocks plunged yesterday after a rate rise in the United States stoked fears the same could follow here and curb the sector's growth. The previous night the US Federal Reserve lifted official interest rates by a quarter percent, the first increase ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2004
The Australian market is expected to head backwards at the end week as US markets all surrendered about 1% overnight and other offshore markets were also weak. By 0656 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange today, the September share price index, a key ...

Aust retail sales pick up in May

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2004
Retail sales picked up in May despite the impact of higher petrol prices, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said retail sales grew 0.5%, in line with market expectations, to $15.98 billion, after a marginal fall in ...

Aust private sector credit rises 1.2% in May

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said today seasonally adjusted private sector credit rose by 1.2% in May, following a revised rise of 1.4% in April. Over the year to May, total credit rose by 15.1%. But based on new definitions introduced in the ...

Aust trade gap steady in May at $1.84 billion - ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2004
Australia's trade gap with the rest of the world remained steady in May despite a surge in farm exports, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the trade deficit was $1.84 billion in May, a $2 million deterioration ...

LFG declares substantial interest in Challenger: report

The executive shakeup at Challenger Financial Services has taken another twist with the Lowy family's private investment vehicle, LFG Holdings, emerging as a substantial shareholder of the group, according to a newspaper report today. The Sydney Morning ...

Results disappoint for Pioneer

Pioneer Alternative Investments released its trading report for May, revealing disappointing results for its Momentum AllWeather absolute return fund and the Pioneer long/short strategy. The Momentum AllWeather fund returned 0.11% in May, contributing ...

ASFA supports share price integrity

The principle Australian superannuation industry body has welcomed the announcement by Standard & Poor's (S&P) to remove News Corp from ASX/S&P indices despite warning some of its members may suffer considerable short-term disruption. The Association ...

Declining prospects for LPT; Morningstar

Future prospects for the listed property trust (LPT) sector appear less attractive than before, according to research from Morningstar. The report, surveying 23 fund managers offering domestic LPT funds, found that the key performance drivers for the ...

Government announces extension for DIY compliance

The Federal Government has moved to clarify its position on DIY super funds, confirming the introduction of a transition period to allow members of DIY funds affected by the Budget night changes until 30 June, next year, to commence a complying lifetime ...