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Labor calls for tougher stance on property seminars

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
Labor has renewed calls for tougher regulation of get-rich-quick property investment seminars after receivers were called in at two of spruiker Henry Kaye's companies. The National Investment Institute and Empower Group were put in receivership yesterday. ...

RBA must take account of drought, $A on rates: deputy PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
The Reserve Bank of Australia will have to take into account the drought and the exchange rate when it next considers interest rates, according to Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson. Mr Anderson said he would not give gratuitous advice to the Reserve ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar drops further, bonds holds offshore price gains

The Australian dollar was weaker at noon and trading in a tight range after failing to react to strong US economic data released overnight. At 1200 AEDT the local unit was trading at $US0.7182/87 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7205/10. It reached ...

Former South Australian stockbrocker sentenced

A former stockbroker from South Australia has been sentenced in the Adelaide Magistrates Court in relation to two charges of managing companies whilst disqualified, following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). ...

66,000 new jobs in Australia for February quarter: forecast

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2003
More than 60,000 new jobs will be created across Australia in the 2003/04 February quarter, according to a new report out today. The second quarterly Sydney Morning Herald Employment Forecast said the global economic recovery and a rebound in tourism ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market buoyant following US rally

The Australian stock market remained in a buoyant mood by midday following a strong rally on US markets overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 26.9 points higher at 3198.4 by 1215 AEDT while the all ordinaries index added 27 points to 3202.7. ...

Weaker property market and low inflation may guide RBA decision in December

TD Securities Asia-Pacific Chief Strategist Stephen Koukoulas has said that the RBA will look to low inflation and the weaker property market for guidance when it meets next on 2 December 2003 to deliberate on interest rate movements. He also predicted ...

"Opportunistic" managers lead the way in brighter outlook for international equities

Investors will be able to look forward to a brighter future in international equities, after having to endure three years of negative returns, as "opportunistic" fund managers lead the way, a key industry report released by van Eyk Research has revealed. ...

Housing bubble imbalance could threaten economic growth: TD Securities

The recent boom in house prices and household debt have created an imbalance in the economy that threatens to severely undermine economic growth when house prices fall and the household sector slows its consumption, according to TD Securities chief ...

NAB's economic report cites RBA's leaning towards neutral interest rates

The latest National Australia Bank (NAB) weekly economic report released on November 20 has cited comments by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Ian Macfarlane, who stated that the balance of risks to the medium term inflation outlook has ...