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Skilled vacancies index up 1.7% in November

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2003
Australia's jobs boom shows no sign of slowing after new figures today showed vacancies for skilled workers rose 1.7 per cent in November. The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) said its skilled vacancies index rose to 114.9 in ...

Jodee Rich terminates family law agreement

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2003
Former One.Tel Ltd boss Jodee Rich said today he had terminated a Family Law Agreement between himself and his wife Maxine, which was to be the subject of a NSW Supreme Court challenge later this month. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission ...

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

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2003
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said today there would have been little to be gained in delaying a rise in interest rates, given the stronger growth prospects both domestically and abroad. The RBA said in its November Statement on Monetary Policy ...

RBA may crack the whip on rates today

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2003
The Reserve Bank board may use Melbourne Cup day to crack the whip on interest rates. The central bank board meets today, with new figures suggesting a consumer-led retail spending spree is continuing, putting pressure on the bank to lift rates. New ...

Asgard adjusts benchmarks for SMAs

Investment platform Asgard has adopted more conservative asset allocation benchmarks for its range of preset model portfolios, as part of a relaunch of the group's separately managed accounts (SMAs) - Funds. And, mirroring the efforts of other master ...

AMP halts securities trading, announces profit expectation

Late last night, AMP Ltd announced its intention to request a trading halt today, for its securities from the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX). AMP's Explanatory Memorandum (EM) is currently being reviewed by the ...

Building activity falls: ABS

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2003
Building activity fell in the June quarter for the first time in more than two years, new figures released today showed. Total building activity for the three months to June fell 2.5 per cent to $11.27 billion, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) ...

Small caps fire investor interest: fund managers

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
Funds managers have noted renewed investor enthusiasm for Australia's small cap stocks, which continue to outperform the general market recovery of recent months. This week marks seven months since the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and most Asian ...

AMP details $1.2 billion rights issue as part of demerger

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
Troubled financial services group AMP Ltd is to undertake a $1.2 billion rights offer to redeem its reset preferred securities as part of its planned demerger. AMP also said it is injecting a further net $84 million into its United Kingdom operations. ...

AMP asks for more debt

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2003
Troubled fund manager and life insurer AMP Ltd has reportedly asked Britain's Financial Services Authority (FSA) to accept a higher level of debt in its United Kingdom operations. AMP wanted permission to increase the debt in a "last ditch effort to ...