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Rate hike expected, more to come: economists

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2003

... rates again. "So if housing continues to slow over the Christmas period, then it might put off another tightening at that stage. "But we think there will be a bit of resilience in the housing market as well as consumer spending and that they'll probably ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar pushes over 73 US cents

... Masters said. "So (there was) broad based US dollar move last night." In Sydney today, the RBA announcement will take centre stage. Economists expect the central bank will hike the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 5.25 per cent. In other economic ...

Business expectations deteriorating: ACCI/Westpac

AAP | TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2003

... early in 2004," ACCI chief executive Peter Hendy said. "There is no need for further tightening of monetary policy at this stage." Westpac global head of economics Bill Evans said the rising Aussie and the interest rate hike had affected expectations. ...

Credit grows at fastest pace in 14 years

Annual growth in credit has accelerated to its fastest pace in 14 years with housing loans leading the way ahead of personal and business credit, TD Securities Chief Strategist Stephen Koukoulas has revealed. Overall credit rose 1.6 per cent during ...

Hunter Hall loses chief investment officer

Ethical fund manager Hunter Hall has lost its chief investment officer to a large investment institution, and is yet to appoint a replacement, Hunter Hall chairman Peter Hall announced at the group's AGM yesterday. However Mr Hall confirmed that he ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares close mixed

WITH AAP | WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2003

... S&P/ASX 200 index closed marginally weaker, losing 0.6 of a point to close at 3191.4. But the all ordinaries index managed to stage a late comeback and closed 1.3 points higher at 3198.7 after trading in negative territory for most of the day. On the ...

Coles Myer sees year underlying earnings up 20 - 23%

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2003

... change progressed." "We have previously flagged to the market a net annual cost of $40 million before tax for the initial stage of the supply chain transformation, the very significant benefits from which will flow in future years," Mr Fletcher said. ...

Simon Crean hails ALP as the 'Party of the Superannuants' at talk today

... has been made by ASFA on this issue in recent weeks. Mr Crean capped the talk by saying that Australia was now reaching a stage in its social history where the growing ageing population is as significant a period in the country's history as the immediate ...

Telstra faces hostile shareholders

AAP | MONDAY, 17 NOV 2003

... at the expense of innovation and the roll-out of new products. "One risk we run is... you cut costs until you get to the stage when you haven't pruned the tree, you've ringbarked it," he said. "We have no intention of getting to that stage." But despite ...

RBA says little to be gained by delaying rise in interest rates

AAP | MONDAY, 10 NOV 2003

... over the medium term they are more likely to grow than to diminish in an economy growing faster than trend. "In the mature stage of a long expansion, with less spare capacity than would have been the case some years ago, monetary policy needs to keep ...

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ASIC cancels AFSL of Australian Fiduciaries

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Queensland-based Australian Fiduciaries, which is currently in liquidation.

Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI

Treasury has released new Statements of Expectations for APRA and ASIC, with an emphasis on how the regulators should promote a more sustainable and secured financial ecosystem.

NGS Super names head of strategy

MATTHEW WAI

NGS Super has appointed a former ASFA committe member as head of strategy, as the fund aims to strengthen its retirement offering.

SS&C axes jobs, shifts roles offshore

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

US software services giant SS&C Technologies has slashed 170 Australian roles in the operations, technology and delivery teams.

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