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Oil hits record high as Yukos told to stop sales

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2004
... their highest level in at least 21 years overnight after bailiffs ordered beleaguered giant Russian oil company Yukos to stop sales, threatening further strain on tight international supplies. The news intensified concerns over the lack of spare capacity ...

Plan for world's biggest bank hits obstacle

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2004
... major obstacle on Tuesday when a Tokyo court demanded the merger talks be scrapped. The Tokyo District Court decision to stop the merger talks between UFJ Holdings, Japan\'s fourth biggest banking group, and larger rival Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group ...

Proposal to abolish exit fees splits industry

A Federal Opposition proposal to stop super providers charging exit fees when investors leave their funds has been rejected by the major body representing Australia 's major retail funds. "I don 't think there 's a role for the Government to regulate ...

ASIC issues stop orders against six debenture prospectuses

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2004
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued six stop orders on debenture prospectuses since the beginning of the year and yesterday gave guidelines to protect investors. ASIC said today it has been scrutinising recent debenture ...

China committed to strong measures to contain growth, Premier Wen says

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Wednesday China was committed to forceful measures to cool its dangerously fast-growing economy, which has benefited global growth but, left unchecked, has the potential to drag it down. In an exclusive interview behind ...

Pressure mounts on coalition for tax reform

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2004
Finance Minister Nick Minchin has ruled out linking tax scales to inflation in this year's Budget, as pressure increases on the government to introduce significant tax reforms. The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) today called for Australians to ...

Manufacturing continues to expand in March quarter: survey

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2004
... indicated that companies were struggling to lift profitability. However, a strong recovery in the food and beverage sector helped stop a more pronounced slowdown as the tail end effects of the drought continue to subside, the survey said. Of the 12 industries ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2004
The Australian dollar opened firmer after a security scare on the Eurostar train in France and fears Japan may stop intervening in the currency market, drove the United States dollar down against most currencies. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was ...

ASIC stops IFC investor fund raising

... that IFC has raised over $3 million from more than 20 investors, and continued to raise funds after telling ASIC it would stop doing so.

Labor tipped to cut MPs super perks

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2004
... mean taxpayers pay an employer contribution o\f 69%, instead of the 9% contribution received by ordinary workers. Labor may stop short of capping contributions at nine per cent, but is tipped to put politicians on a fairer footing by making payouts dependent ...