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Consumer confidence at decade-high: index

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
... MasterCard International. Consumer sentiment toward the economy, employment, a regular income, the stock market and overall quality of life rose to a reading of 80.9 on the MasterIndex scale, a strong bounce after two years below its historical average. ...

Credit quality on the turn, says S&P

The pace of deterioration in the credit quality of Australian and New Zealand companies slowed in late 2003 and may signal improvement on the way for 2004. That is the conclusion of a report from ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P), which said credit ...

Moody's assigns A/MR3 rating to Australian Corporate Bond Fund

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2004
... institutional investors, is managed by AMP Capital Investors Limited (the manager). The ratings reflect the overall credit quality of the fund's portfolio and moderate sensitivity to changing interest rates and other market conditions, and are further ...

ASIC bans Perth investment adviser for 18 months

... investment schemes. ASIC's investigation commenced after it received a referral following the release of its report into the quality of advice and disclosure provided for primary production managed investment schemes earlier this year. "ASIC expects ...

ASFA wins prestigious award for its Diploma in Superannuation Management

... attraction for many in the superannuation industry has been the involvement and commitment of their peers, the high quality of the technical content, and the partnership with Macquarie University." ASFA has been running its Diploma of Superannuation ...

Coles Myer reports 11.9% rise in first quarter sales

... competitive sales gap in Food and Liquor. The turnaround of our non-food brands is gaining further traction, lifting the quality of earnings in these businesses. Group EBIT margins continue to improve." In the quarter food, liquor and fuel sales increased ...

BNP Paribas wins AMPOPF mandate

... contested mandate," she said. "BNP Paribas Securities Services managed to successfully secure this business based on the quality of our service. Since the launch of our brand in Australia and New Zealand in June 2003, we have now been successful in winning ...

NZCC blocks AirNZ/Qantas alliance

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
... the travelling public that could mean airfares that were, on average, up to 19 per cent higher, as well as reduced quality of service, and fewer flights," she said. "... The commission's conclusion is that the benefits to the public of New Zealand are ...

August House finance supported by low rates: economists

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
... the month, adjusted. However, it said this month's report should be treated as preliminary due to some problems with quality of data that could not be resolved ahead of the release. The data is likely to be revised but the revision should be less than ...

Nearly half of all Australian employees not happy with their jobs

... grief were their bosses than with their salaries, work environment or career prospects. Six out of 10 employees cited quality of management when asked if they hated anything about their job. Half of all survey respondents said they were actively looking ...