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Safer superannuation savings: Coonan

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2004
Australians' superannuation savings became a little safer yesterday when the Senate passed laws to safeguard the retirement nest eggs. The bill modernises and strengthens protection of superannuation savings from theft or fraud and is designed to make ...

Firstmac bond series 1 prices $500 million MBS issue

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2004
The Firstmac 1-2004 residential mortgage backed securitisation issue launched last week by the First Mortgage Group was priced by Macquarie Debt Markets today. Due to the high level of investor interest, the size of the issue was increased by $100 million ...

Wesfarmers issues $300 million of medium term notes

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2004
Wesfarmers has issued a total $300 million of medium term notes to repay existing borrowings and apply to general funding, the company said in a statement. Wesfarmers sold $210 million of unsecured fixed rate notes maturing March 30, 2009, at 41 basis ...

Accountants call for $3 billion a year tax cuts

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2004
Australia's tax system was unfairly skewed to benefit high-income earners and needed a $3 billion a year shake up, new research has found. Accounting body CPA Australia called for the five tier tax system to be condensed into three income brackets. ...

Westpac MI Leading Index points to strong growth ahead

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
The Australian economy will likely slow but activity will still remain above the long-term growth trend and as such further interest rate rises this year cannot be ruled out, Westpac said today. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic ...

Consumer sentiment falls from nine-year high: Westpac

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2004
The Westpac/Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment fell by 3.8% this month, seasonally adjusted, from a nine-year high reached in February. All components of the index fell this month. Consumers were the least optimistic about family finances ...

Conroy outlines CLERP 9 amendments

Shadow Minister for Trade, Financial Services and Corporate Governance Senator Conroy last week outlined several of Labor's latest amendments to the constantly evolving Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (CLERP 9) Bill. Conroy said that in its current ...

Mariner buoyant with $2.4 million profit

Financial services group Mariner Financial has announced a $2.4 million net profit for the six months to December 31, 2003, compared to a net loss after tax of $126,000 in the previous corresponding period. Mariner also announced that earnings per share ...

Six Aussies make Forbes Richest List

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2004
Australia has six billionaires on the annual Forbes rich list - that is if you still consider US citizen Rupert Murdoch an Aussie. The Australian-born media mogul, who took out US citizenship to expand his empire there, is 43rd on the list headed for ...

Bank defends boss on credit card bill

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
Australia's central bank today strongly defended its boss Ian Macfarlane over a $249,000 bill from his taxpayer-funded credit card. A newspaper report said the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor clocked up the bill of $249,265, which included ...