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Accountants Fund appoints news business development manager

The not for profit Accountants Superannuation Fund (ASF) has appointed Tony Sequeira as business development manager, as part of its strategy to grow its business beyond accounting firms, it announced today. "Tony has been appointed to grow ASF not ...

Trade balance to remain in wide deficit in Aug: economists

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2003
Australia's trade deficit is expected to have remained wide in August as rising exports levels were nullified by rising imports. The Australian Bureau of Statistics will report the balance on goods and services (BOGS) for August on Monday. Market forecasts ...

Total job vacancies rise by 104,300 for the year: ABS

The number of job vacancies has increased by 5.1 per cent or 109,400 in the public and private sectors for the year to August 2003, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Total public sector job vacancies increased by 14,100 for the year but represents ...

NZX trade delayed by technical problems

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2003
Trading on the New Zealand sharemarket was disrupted by computer problems this morning for the second time in little over a month. This morning's session did not begin at 10am due to what the NZX described as "technical issues". By midday when trading ...

Macquarie Airports record increased traffic for August

Macquarie Airports (MAp) has announced that its airports had shown an increase in traffic numbers during the months of August. "MAp is pleased to report that in August all airports in the portfolio showed an increase in traffic numbers when compared ...

Afternoon market wrap: Japanese stocks plunge to three-week lows

The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 selected issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange plunged 463.32 points in afternoon trade, or 4.23 per cent, to close at 10,475.10 - its lowest finish since 29 August when it ended at 10,345.55. The Australian stock market ...

Government confident of garnering Democrats support for unfair dismissals bill

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2003
The Commonwealth Government said that it was confident of winning the Democrats' support for its proposed changes to unfair dismissal laws, Workplace Relations Minister Tony Abbott said today. "I can assure you the government will reintroduce the bill ...

ASIC grants AMP 10 new FSR licences

Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has issued AMP with 10 Australian Financial Services Licences under the Financial Services Reform Act, the financial services group has announced. AMP applied for the 10 licences in August and said ...

New motor vehicle sales rise 1.3% to 79,316 in August: ABS

The number of new motor vehicles sales in August rose to 79,316 as compared with July's 78,316, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. This represents an increase of 1.3 per cent. The number of passenger vehicles sales in August was 51,866 ...

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 ...