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Productivity Commission to crack down on homeowners' scheme loopholes

Millionaires would be banned from receiving a $7,000 taxpayer subsidy towards their first home under a call to means test the first homeowners' scheme, the Productivity Commission revealed today. In its discussion paper on first home ownership, released ...

APRA cracks down on lax regulatory reports

The trustees of over 300 superannuation funds face prosecution following moves by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to dissolve uncontactable superannuation funds, the industry regulator has announced. The proposed legal action relates ...

Australians still hungry for property AMP indicator reveals

Despite the recent fall from grace of property marketer Henry Kaye as well as the plunge of home loan affordability to its lowest recorded level since September 1995, Australia remains as infatuated with property as ever, today's AMP Banking/REIA Home ...

ABN AMRO takes strategic stake in alternative investments manager

Dutch financial services giant ABN AMRO is to take a 50 per cent stake in Absolute Capital, subject to completion of due diligence and shareholder approval, the parties have announced. The move allows ABN AMRO to bridge a perceived gap between the bank's ...

Two Victorian accountants face fraud charges: ASIC

Two former Victorian accountants of Corrpro Companies Australia Pty Ltd have appeared in the Melbourne Magistrate Court in relation to fraud charges following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Craig Leigh ...

Housing bubble imbalance could threaten economic growth: TD Securities

The recent boom in house prices and household debt have created an imbalance in the economy that threatens to severely undermine economic growth when house prices fall and the household sector slows its consumption, according to TD Securities chief ...

Morning Market Wrap: Investors expecting confidence boost

Investors will open trading on the Australian market today anticipating a confidence boost this week, with key construction and capital expenditure figures due for release. The week will also be dominated by crucial US figures, including third quarter ...

BP Super searches for premium consultant

Research group Counterpoint has been recruited to assist the BP Superannuation Fund select a new implemented consultant. Mercer Investment Consulting, which currently provides asset consulting and manager selection services to the $300 million-plus ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar stronger at noon

The Australian dollar was stronger at noon, keeping overnight gains which shot it to fresh six-year highs following US dollar weakness. At 1200 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7232/40 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7154/59. The ...

Rising rates take steam out of real estate market

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2003
Rising interest rates have helped take some of the steam out of Australia's real estate market as price rises begin to show signs of plateauing and short-term speculators exit the market. Clearance rates at auctions in New South Wales over the past ...