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St George shareholders win tax exemption

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2004
... the Federal Court on October 30, 2003 and the court handed down its judgement yesterday. "The Federal Court held that affected shareholders should not be taxed on the value of the sell back rights," St George said in a statement today. However, it said ...

Inflation likely to decline further over coming year: RBA

... inflation relatively closely, although in the next two quarters, the year ended outcomes for headline inflation would be affected by the volatility in oil prices during the first half of 2003. The central bank noted that over recent months, the downside ...

FPA chief speaks out on restructure

... reported in the Financial Standard yesterday. "The actual number of cuts is 15," she said. "However 22 positions will be affected. Some roles have been changed, but these employees have been offered these positions. We hope to have the transition process ...

Midday Market Wrap: Stocks weaker at noon

... though the US was down 0.4 of a per cent, our market is down 0.1 of a per cent," Mr Chatterton said. "So we are really not affected too much by it - it is very marginal. "The market is looking for opportunity, it is looking to be positive which is reflected ...

Macfarlane optimistic on GDP growth in 2004

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2003
... historically that borrowing for housing had been one of the more interest rate sensitive sectors and might have been more affected than others by the rate hikes. "But that does not mean we singled it out," he said. Mr Macfarlane said if the RBA had maintained ...

Business expectations deteriorating: ACCI/Westpac

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2003
... policy at this stage." Westpac global head of economics Bill Evans said the rising Aussie and the interest rate hike had affected expectations. "This serves as a timely reminder of the sensitivity of the Australian economy to interest rates and the dollar ...

Drought slashed grain/sheep numbers: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2003
... 2002-03. The biggest fall was in NSW where it dropped 68 per cent to 2.5 million tonnes. Other crops were also badly affected, with barley production down 55 per cent to 3.7 million tonnes even though the area planted to the crop was up in many areas. ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar hits new high overnight

... on the British consulate and a London-based bank in Istanbul. News that parts of the White House were evacuated also affected the US dollar given geopolitical risks, she said. "It was basically on the news of the bombings in Istanbul," Ms Masters said. ...

IMF admits mistakes in controversial handling of Asia crisis

... (IMF) admitted today it made mistakes in its controversial handling of the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis which put affected countries under stringent programs. Charles Adams, assistant director of the IMF Office for Asia and the Pacific, said the ...

Consumer sentiment falls 2% in November: Westpac

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2003
... increased as early as December, the faster than expected move and the sheer reality that rates are rising would have affected consumers' thinking," he said. Looking back, there is no identifiable pattern to what direction sentiment heads in following ...