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Daily Economic Update

... to weakening house prices) and commercial finance (because of increased business investment) strengthened but personal finance is down sharply as dearer energy prices continue to drag on disposable income. Lease finance also declined. The Australian ...

Sunsuper launches retirement seminars

Sunsuper has announced they will launch a series of educational seminars for superannuation fund members on retirement planning and strategies. The seminars will be held across Queensland and some centres in NSW through October and November. It will ...

Women retirees worse off than men: Citibank

Women may make better drivers than men but they fail to apply the same level of precaution when it comes to their retirement, at least according to the latest Citibank research on retirement savings. The report, which looked at the retirement savings ...

Loans to property investors continue to fall: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2004
... seasonally adjusted basis, the ABS said. The ABS said borrowing for all purposes fell 1.3% for the month, with personal finance down 1.3% and commercial finance down 1.5%. However, lease finance rose 12.3%, matching its fall from January.

Property investment loans plunge in January: ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
... seven per cent, allowing for seasonal influences. The ABS said borrowing for all purposes fell in January, with personal finance down 1.2%, commercial finance falling 14.5% and lease finance dropping 12.3%.

Government launches taskforce to educate consumers about finance

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan has announced a government taskforce to develop a national plan to tackle financial illiteracy among consumers. Chaired by finance commentator Paul Clitheroe, the taskforce for the National Strategy for Consumer and ...

AMP expands commercial and consumer finance offering

... to a range of specialised products. "The expanded product range will assist customers with both business and personal finance, providing funds to meet a range of needs from equipment finance to deposit bonds " Mr Guggenheimer said. "The GE product portfolio ...

Housing finance for September edges up by 3.9%

... housing finance for owner occupation over the previous month to $11.66 billion, from $11.22 billion in August. Personal finance lending increased 5.9% during the month to $7.04 billion, from $6.64 billion, and commercial finance edged higher by 3.2% ...

Buoyant housing lending finance figures for July: ABS

... housing finance for owner occupation rose 3.4% from $10.31 billion to $10.65 billion during the same period. Personal finance rose from $6.14 billion to $6.53 billion or 6.4% whilst commercial finance rose 2.2% from $21.67 billion in June to $22.14 billion ...

Housing finance rises 3.4% in April: ABS

... $9.36 billion as compared to the $9.05 billion in March, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. Personal finance dropped 5.3% in April to $5.76 billion compared to the $6.1 billion March. Commercial finance also dipped, by 1.9%, from $22.38 ...