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Government revises budget surplus forecasts

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2003
Bumper company taxes have given the federal government a war chest worth almost $5 billion in the lead up to next year's election. The mid-year Budget review, released today, estimated this year's surplus would be more than double the amount estimated ...

Macfarlane optimistic on GDP growth in 2004

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2003
Australia's gross domestic product should grow at 3.5 per cent in real terms over the course of 2003, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Ian Macfarlane said today. The central bank also expected growth of four per cent next year. The RBA ...

New director for IOOF in 2004

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2003
Financial services group IOOF Holdings Ltd, which debuted strongly on the Australian Stock Exchange last week, expects to appoint a new chief executive early next year. IOOF shares began trading on the ASX at $3.80, well above the issue price of $3.15. ...

Morningstar rates Citigroup Australia's LPT capability

Morningstar has given Citigroup Asset Management Australia's listed property trust (LPT) capability a rating of three out of five, the research house has announced. Several aspects of Citigroup's profile, including investment team and process, portfolio ...

Macquarie research shows housing remains affordable

Despite escalating housing prices - exacerbated by the two recent interest rate increases by the Reserve Bank - research by Macquarie Mortgages and Macquarie Property has shown that housing is still within reach for many Australians. "The fact is that ...

Worst over for the economy: TD Securities

TD Securities Chief Strategist Stephen Koukoulas has said the latest national accounts confirm that the worst is over for the Australian economy, but the recovery is anything but robust. With the GDP rising 1.2 per cent in the September quarter after ...

Challenger throws down the gauntlet to rivals

Challenger Financial Services today confirmed industry speculation former Deutsche fund manager Peter Greentree had accepted the position of head of equities with the diversified financial services group. Challenger also announced the appointment of ...

HSBC to cut 450 jobs in worldwide review

London-based banking giant HSBC, still reeling from the terrorist bombings on its Istanbul offices last month, has announced it will cut up to one third of its equities staff across the globe, reducing the number from 1450 to 1000 by early next year. ...

Rate hike expected, more to come: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2003
Australia's central bank is expected to increase interest rates again in February, after a strengthening global and domestic economy sparked an 0.25 percentage point hike today, according to economists. They said the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) ...

GDP up 1.2 per cent in September quarter: ABS

Australian real gross domestic product (GDP) rose by a seasonally adjusted 1.2 per cent in the September quarter, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. Over the year to September, GDP rose 2.6 per cent. This compared with an upwardly revised rise ...