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International merchandise imports rise to $10.88 billion in August: ABS

International merchandise imports rose to $10.88 billion during the month of August, driven mainly by a higher demand for manufactured goods, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed today. The August figure is $264 million higher than the ...

Macquarie executive calls for mortgage industry regulation

Macquarie Bank Ltd's top real estate executive wants the entire mortgage industry to be as regulated as the banks, to combat the mounting potential for fraud. Bill Moss, head of Macquarie's Banking & Property Group, said mortgage fraud in Australia ...

Labor endorses ACCC decision

The federal opposition today said it had no quarrel with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) decision to veto an alliance between Qantas and Air New Zealand. The ACCC today ruled against the planned alliance and said it was anti-competitive. ...

Independent introduces bill to cut MP's super perks

An independent MP introduced a bill today that would give federal parliamentarians the choice to slash their taxpayer-funded superannuation bonanzas. NSW MP Peter Andren, a campaigner against extraordinarily generous parliamentary perks, introduced ...

ASIC gives clean bill to ASX, commends its high integrity

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has today released the results of its first assessment of the Australian Stock Exchange's (ASX) market supervisions role. "The report follows a comprehensive review of the ASX's arrangements ...

Costello admits full Telstra sale faces long road through Senate

Federal Treasurer Peter Costello admitted today it would be tough to pass legislation allowing the full sale of Telstra Corp through the Senate. The legislation passed through the House of Representatives last night. But Mr Costello admitted it would ...

Westpac leading indicator strengthens in June

Australian economic growth is poised to recover strongly in the first half of 2004, according to Bill Evans, Westpac's Chief Economist. Mr Evans was commenting on the release of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index, which strengthened to 5.5% ...

International merchandise imports reduces to $10.627 billion in July

The value of international merchandise imports into Australia reduced from $10.715 billion in June to $10.627 billion in July, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. The biggest item on the bill was machinery and transport equipment at ...

ANZ announces $750 million stapled securities issue

ANZ Banking Group today announced an offer of up to $750 million of ANZ stapled exchangeable preferred securities (ANZ StEPS) with the ability of accept over-subscriptions of up to $250 million. ANZ chief executive officer John McFarlane said the ANZ ...

Breakspear to leave FPA to pursue different path

The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has today announced that its chief executive Ken Breakspear, having completed his contract, would leave the organisation on 3 October 2003 after a career spanning 15 years to pursue a new direction. ...