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AMPFP restructures field approach with 70 new hires

AMP Financial Planning has made 70 appointments to field management positions and is close to completing a restructure of its operations. "Our aim is to meet consumer demand for clear advice focused on their best interests, which is provided by qualified ...

Wage growth accelerates in August quarter

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2004
Wage growth accelerated in the three months to August, new figures released today showed. Average full time adult ordinary time earnings rose 1.3 per cent in the August quarter, compared to a 0.1 per cent lift in the previous three months, the Australian ...

Unemployment at lowest level since 1977

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2004
... where unemployment dipped to 4.5 per cent from 5.3 per cent. Unemployment also fell in Victoria (6.0 per cent), South Australia (5.8 per cent), West Australia (4.7 per cent) and Tasmania (6.4 per cent). The improvement in employment was even more meritorious ...

Macquarie a major media player as it buys DMG's regional assets

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2004
Macquarie Bank is set to become a major player in radio with the acquisition of 57 regional radio stations from DMG Radio Australia for $193.5 million to add to its media investment fund. Regional Media, a member of the Macquarie Bank Group, on Thursday ...

Ramsay buys Benchmark Healthcare for $125mln

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2004
Ramsay Health Care said today that it had acquired 10 hospitals in Victoria and South Australia after agreeing to acquire all the shares in Benchmark Healthcare group for $125 million. The benchmark acquisition comprises 980 hospital beds and 68 aged ...

Santos looks to new projects to rebound from Moomba disruption

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2004
Major oil and gas producer Santos is confident of recovering from a dismal quarter of production, with investment decisions due soon on three development projects worth $600 million to shore up its future. In its first quarterly production report since ...

Soul Pattinson and Pitt Capital invest in new merchant banker

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 APR 2004
A new merchant banker in South Australia has gained the backing of investment group Washington H Soul Pattinson & Company. Pitt Capital Partners, which is half owned by Soul Pattinson, will take a 50% stake in the new Rundle Capital Partners, the corporate ...

Former South Australian stockbrocker sentenced

A former stockbroker from South Australia has been sentenced in the Adelaide Magistrates Court in relation to two charges of managing companies whilst disqualified, following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). ...

Accounting firm addition continues Capstone evolution

Premier Financial Solutions, the financial planning arm of leading accounting firm McKenzie and Partners, has become the latest group to join Capstone Financial Planning. The move sees four new Authorised Representatives join Capstone - bringing with ...

Jail, rather than fines, needed for corporate crime, says lawyer

Prison sentences, rather than fines and sanctions, are needed to curb corporate crime, a leading South Australian business lawyer said on Friday. South Australia insolvency lawyer Michael Barrett said the Gordon Gecko "greed is good" motto is alive ...