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Govt faces Telstra pressure as chairman departs

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2004
... that the government will also recognise the change in the chairman allows Telstra the chance to return to its traditional focus on telecommunication services for Australian consumers," he said. John Ralph has taken over as interim chairman of the Telstra ...

Bendigo Bank in alliance with Etrade for online trading

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
Bendigo Bank has teamed up with Etrade Australia to launch a new online share trading platform. The bank's 850,000 customers now have access to all Etrade online broking products including dynamic trading platforms, extensive independent research, online ...

WA state Budget to be handed down on May 6

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
The West Australian government will hand down its election-year Budget on May 6, with tax cuts widely tipped. Treasurer Eric Ripper today said the government would deliver a financially responsible Budget focused on the needs of West Australian families. ...

Soul Pattinson and Pitt Capital invest in new merchant banker

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 APR 2004
... Rundle chairman David Lindh said in a statement. The firm, which has been operating for around two months, said it would focus on public company equity markets as well as advisory and merchant banking services. Lindh said previously Rundle was not able ...

Prospect of more rate hikes focuses households on debt reduction

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2004
Higher interest rates and the prospect of further hikes have focused Australian households on debt reduction, a new report has found. The March quarter ING-Melbourne Institute Household Savings and Investment Report, released today, shows that people ...

Profitable businesses invest in people: survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2004
... make decisions consistent with a long term strategy, and those which did not expect to increase profits in 2004, tending to focus more on short term remedial actions to improve performance, PwC said. Companies expecting to increase profits had three ...

Treasury Group rejigs management

... contract, and from July 2004 will assume the new title of executive director, as part of a management restructure designed to focus on the organic growth of its boutique investment businesses. As part of the changes, Treasury\'s former manager of strategic ...

Single economic market for Australia and New Zealand getting closer

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2004
Australia and New Zealand yesterday committed themselves to quickening the pace towards a single economic market, but a single currency is still off the agenda. Prime ministers John Howard and Helen Clark said both countries were keen to see a single ...

IFSA welcomes financial education in schools

... industry. Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) chief executive Richard Gilbert said he particularly welcomed the focus on improving financial education for schoolchildren. An introduction to the basics as part of the curriculum would ...

AssetInsure granted APRA licence

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2004
... Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) on Friday. The company said it would position itself as a specialist insurer and focus on professional indemnity, financial risks, property and engineering insurance for the corporate and professional sectors. Fahey ...