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Barclays boosts Adviser Services team

Barclays Global Investors Australia has strengthened its Adviser Services team by appointing Leah Waldie to the role of National Account Manager, it has announced. Reporting directly to Michael Ohlsson, Adviser Services' Director, Ms Waldie's primary ...

Building activity slows down slightly in the March quarter: ABS

Building activity across Australia in the March quarter has decelerated over the past year, but by a margin less than expected, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed today. The yearly change in the construction of new dwellings from March ...

CPA Australia launches nationwide business briefings

CPAs across Australia will have opportunity to learn the latest developments arising from HIH, CLERP 9, ASX Corporate Governance Council's guidelines, and achieving IFRS compliance by 2005, through a series of CPA Australia business briefings to be ...

New home sales drop in April: HIA

New home sales fell by 7 per cent in April, the Housing Industry Association (HIA) announced today. The HIA said the overall fall in new private dwelling sales was the result of a 3% fall in detached house sales and a 22% fall in the sale of multi units. ...

Stockland adds to Western Sydney industrial portfolio

Listed property development and investment group Stockland has purchased two industrial properties in Western Sydney for $28.6 million from recycling group Visy in a sale and long-term leaseback deal that will return an average yield of 9 per cent ...

South Australia building approvals surge 41.1%: ABS

The number of building approvals for dwelling units in South Australia increased by 41.1% from February to March 2003, representing an increase from 745 to 1,051, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The number ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries falls, AMP rebounds

AMP shares rebounded to $5.13 at lunchtime after trading beneath $5.00 during the morning session. Takeover talk boosted shares in the Bank of Western Australia by almost 20% to $4.37, while the major banks were flat to softer. National was the biggest ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ords ekes out fractional gain

An afternoon rally in sympathy with Asian stocks pushed the All Ordinaries index marginally higher by the close. AMP shares finally enjoyed some support after a torrid week. Values rose by $0.20 to $5.28, despite falling under $5.00 at one stage in ...

Trade deficit down 22.24% in March: ABS

The Australian economy experienced a $1.48 billion trade deficit for the month of March 2003, a decrease of 22.24 per cent from the deficit experienced in February 2003 of $1.90 billion. In the latest economic figures released by the Australian Bureau ...

Victoria, Queensland break rising unemployment trend: ABS

The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures for Australia's labour force showed a decline of 42,800 in the number of unemployed persons from 9,563,500 in February 2003 to 9,520,7000 in March 2003. Full time employment decreased by 64,800 ...