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Midday market wrap: Australian shares open higher

The Australian share market opened sharply higher this morning, following solid gains Friday in US and European markets. At midday, the All Ordinaries had increased 27.4 points to 3,050.2. Advances were broadbased, including the major banks, major resource ...

AMP SPP price at $4.82 per share

AMP has announced that shareholders who participated in its recent Share Purchase Plan (SPP) would pay $4.82 per share, following the close of the pricing period. This price represents a 5 per cent discount to the volume weighted average price over ...

ASIC releases promissory note obligation FAQ

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released a FAQ to assist issuers of promissory notes in understanding their obligations under the Corporations Act. A promissory note is an unconditional promise by an issuer to pay an ...

Housing finance for new dwellings increases 3.2% in May: ABS

Housing finance for owner occupation increased by 3.2 per cent, with 54,333 new dwellings being financed from April to May 2003, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. The number of constructions of dwellings dipped by 2.1% to 5,489 whilst ...

AMP investors look set to pay less that $5 for shares

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2003
Retail investors taking part in AMP Ltd's latest $500 million capital raising look set to pick up their shares for less than $5.00 each. AMP is due to set the final price on Monday, and is expected to be lower than $5.50 or will have a 5 per cent discount ...

Government unfunded super liabilities total $10 billion

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2003
The latest round of state budgets for 2003/04 have revealed state and territory unfunded superannuation liabilities grew by more than $3billion over the past 12 months, increasing the total of unfunded liabilities for Australia's public servants to ...

Increase in Government unfunded super liabilities may cause super vacuum

An analysis of the 2003/04 budgets by Rice Walker Actuaries has revealed that unfunded superannuation liabilities for the states and territories - excluding Queensland - rose to $40.6 billion in 2003, up from $37.2 billion in 2002. This $3 billion increase ...

Slow to moderate economic growth for the OECD

The latest composite leading indicators released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) predict slow to moderate economic growth ahead in the 30-nation OECD, which includes Australia. According to the OECD, May data indicate ...

Job ads rise in June: ANZ

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2003
The number of job advertisements in major metropolitan newspapers rose by 2.6 per cent (seasonally adjusted) in June, the latest ANZ job ads survey has revealed. June's rise follows an 8.1% rise in May and a 12.1% fall in April. The Bank said this was ...

NAB mortgage arm given lukewarm rating

Morningstar has given National Investments' mortgage fund capability a rating of two out of five, the ratings agency has announced. Morningstar noted the manager has a risk-averse approach to mortgages lending, it has thorough documentation and the ...