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Australia's economic growth rate to pick up: Westpac

The latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity has predicted that Australia's economic growth rate is likely to pick up in the first half of 2004. The index shows the likely pace of economic activity for six to nine months ...

Perpetual Investments receives top rankings amongst mortgage fund managers

Morningstar has today announced the completion of its Australian mortgages qualitative sector strength ratings, citing seven fund managers offering 85 per cent of retail mortgage fund assets rated. The research house has awarded Perpetual Investments ...

Morningstar rates Citigroup Asset Management

Morningstar has given Citigroup Asset Management Australia Limited (CAML) a rating of three out of five for its business and management strength, the agency has announced. Morningstar said CAML's reporting line structure was a strength of the organisation ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks sag on mixed economic data

US stocks ended a shortened session lower, as new data provided mixed signals about the strength of the recovery. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported payrolls declined by 30,000 in June and the unemployment rate rose to a new 9-year high of 6.4%. ...

RBA board meeting brings mixed forecasts

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2003
Economists believe the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board is unlikely to cut interest rates when it meets today for the first time since its American counterpart cut US rates to 1 per cent. HSBC economist Anthony Thompson predicted the Reserve would ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks sink after Fed decision

US share markets slumped after the Federal Reserve opted to cut the funds rate by only 25 basis points, and not by 50 basis points as many investors had been expecting. The Dow Jones industrial average fell by 104.9 points (1.2%) to close at 9,005.0 ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares drift lower in late trade

The Australian market lost further ground in afternoon trade, led lower by the property trust sector. Today marks the first day many larger trusts move ex-dividend. Local investors also continued to re-assess the likely strength of a global earnings ...

Moody's downgrades Royal & Sun Alliance LMI

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Royal & Sun Alliance Lenders Mortgage Insurance Ltd's (R&SALMI) insurance financial strength rating from A3 to Baa1. The rating outlook, which had been negative, is stable. R&SALMI is a wholly owned subsidiary ...

Dealer group goes in AXA shake-up

Insurance and investment giant AXA has announced it intends to consolidate its dealer group network, including the closure of Altus Financial Services. AXA said its network would now comprise just two dealer group brands - AXA Financial Planning and ...

NAB Looking For Rate Cuts

The chorus backing local interest rate cuts continues to grow louder, with the National Australia Bank on Friday saying it expects the Reserve Bank to move following each of its next two board meetings. In its latest review of interest rate forecasts ...