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RBA leaves rates on hold

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2005
Mortgage holders have been given another reprieve with the Reserve Bank of Australia leaving interest rates on hold. Analysts had expected the RBA to leave the official interest rate at 5.50 per cent, following relatively benign inflation figures last ...

Australian businesses not ready for choice: NAB

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2005
Australian businesses are unprepared for imminent changes to the superannuation regime, which will enable workers to choose their own super fund, the National Australia Bank says. George Frazis, NAB's executive general manager of business banking, urged ...

MLC buys out its remaining Hong Kong business

MLC will buy its remaining interests in its Hong Kong business for $145 million taking its current ownership of 62 per cent to 100 per cent. The option for MLC to acquire the remaining part of its Hong Kong business was part of the joint venture documentation ...

S&P likes First Samuel's management and Australian shares offerings

... management and the way it incorporates integrity, customer and staff satisfaction, and compliance. The manager is run by CEO and owner Anthony Starkins. The ratings agency places high importance on the fact that the owner runs the organisation as it ...

Macquarie Fortress Notes gets Zenith 'recommended' rating

Zenith Investment Partners has awarded Macquarie Fortress Notes a 'recommended' rating believing the product offers investors an opportunity to receive a consistent return above cash while preserving their capital. The notes use local client's funds ...

Morningstar has concerns over Portfolio Partners' high stock turnover

Morningstar Research has awarded the investment strategy of the Portfolio Partners High Growth Shares fund an 'investment grade', commending the fund for its performance but harbouring concerns over the high turnover of stocks associated with the fund. ...

BT Governance Service wins Emergency Services Super mandate

Emergency Services Super has awarded its $1.5 billion governance mandate to BT Governance Advisory Service (GAS). Emergency Services Super looks after the superannuation needs of employees and their spouses in the Victorian Police, Metropolitan Fire ...

McMaster takes hands on role in the Money Managers dealer group

Melbourne based financial planning group The Money Managers has appointed past Financial Planning Association chair Wes McMaster as its chief operating officer as part of its expansion plans. McMaster, who is currently also the adjunct professor of ...

Maple-Brown Abbott goes the distance

Morningstar Research has given Maple-Brown Abbott's Australian Equity Trust's investment strategy a recommended rating due to the fund manager's propensity to perform well over the longer term. Maple-Brown Abbot's strategy takes into account traditional ...

Housing finance falling and consumer sentiment easing

... consumer sentiment indicate a slowdown in the economy. After falling 0.5 per cent in September, the number of housing loans for owner occupation fell 0.2 per cent in October. From the peak level in September 2003 the number of new loans had fallen 17 ...