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AMP Banking drops one year fixed rate to 4.99%

Amid predications that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may soon lower interest rates, AMP Banking has reduced its one-year fixed rate home loan to 4.99 per cent. Managing director of AMP Banking Michael Guggenheimer said AMP's one-year fixed rate ...

RBA may cut interest rates, economy set to weaken: ICAP

The RBA seems set to cut interest rates soon, as the balance of risks slowly tilts and the economy looks set to weaken more than expected, the latest ICAP weekly insight has forecasted. "In its testimony to the House of Representatives Committee last ...

Unemployment rate drops to 6% in May: ABS

The Australian unemployment rate for May dropped 0.1 per cent to 6% from April's figures, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. The number of unemployed persons in Australia stood at 612,500 in May compared to the 622,700 in April. The ...

Abacus launches new property fund

Abacus Property Group (ABP) has today announced the launch of the Abacus Diversified Income Fund that will be managed by Abacus Funds Management Limited, which now has over $500 million in assets under management. The new fund will provide investors ...

Super funds and master trusts back domestic share prices: survey

Super funds and master trusts are highly confident that Australian share prices will rise over the next six-to-12 months, according to the latest Financial Standard Intelligence Unit market expectations survey. Of the twenty-one super funds and master ...

Rural confidence improving slightly: Rabobank

The prospect of an improved 2003 season is positively influencing sentiment among Australia's farmers, with rural confidence continuing to climb gradually in the first quarter of the year, according to the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey. The ...

Newspaper job ads rise by 8.1% in May, but disguise downturn: ANZ

The number of jobs advertised in the major metropolitan newspapers in Australia rose by 8.1 per cent in May to an average of 20,109 per week, according to the latest ANZ job advertisements data. This follows a 12.1% fall in advertisements in April ...

ASIC issues warning on AMCO and United insurance policies

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has taken further Federal Court action in relation to four Australian companies who have been writing insurance on behalf of Bosnian-based insurer Grand Osiguranje AD Zvornik (Grand), after ...

Campbell releases Amendment Bill to aid FSR transition

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Senator Ian Campbell has released a list of proposed legislative changes designed to clarify aspects of new arrangements introduced by the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA). "The Government and the Australian ...

ASIC gives investors chance to return Child Care shares

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has said that it will provide relief to Child Care Centres Australia Limited (CCCA) to enable the embattled company to refund money to investors who wish to return their shares in the company. ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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