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Housing finance figures point to continued market cooling

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2004
... continued cooling in the property market in the wake of the latest two increases in mortgage rates. Housing finance figures for owner occupied homes dipped 8.1% in January, following interest rate increases in November and December. The Australian Bureau ...

MFS enters agreement to acquire Australian Alpine Enterprises

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2004
Fund manager MFS Group said today it has entered into agreements to acquire Australian Alpine Enterprises from joint owners, Australian Retirement Fund and Retail Employees Superannuation Trust. MFS Group said the Mount Hotham and Falls Creek ski resorts ...

New measures to boost employee share ownership

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2004
The federal government wants to double the number of Australian employees who own shares in the company they work for. Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Anderson announced a new 11% target today for participation in employee share ownership schemes ...

Macquarie Airports to buy out MAG shares

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
Macquarie Airports has offered its securities in exchange for shares in its part-owned private fund Macquarie Airports Group (MAG), increasing its ownership of several large airports. It said the offer amounted to 1.08 securities for each MAG share. ...

ING Industrial Fund to buy Wonderland site

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2004
... paid in exchange, with the balance payable on settlement in January 2005. The purchase follows the decision by previous owner Sunway City Berhad to close the 58 hectare amusement park because it was no longer commercially viable.

Stocks increasingly popular with Australians: ASX

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2004
More Australians now directly own shares and are more active and committed participants, a survey released today found. The Australian Stock Exchange's (ASX) 2003 Share Ownership Study (SOS) showed 51% of 2,402 adults surveyed own shares - the equivalent ...

New lending figures point to cooling economy

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2004
... finance lending down 18.30%, seasonally adjusted, in November following a large rise in October. At the same time, finance for owner-occupied housing was down 3.40% and finance for investment properties was down by 2.8% following rises in the previous ...

Housing finance falls 3.9% in November

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2004
New figures today pointed to a further cooling in the housing market, with a drop in owner-occupied housing finance in November. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said the total housing finance commitments in November were down 3.%, seasonally adjusted ...

Rate rise will have slowed home loan demand: economists

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2004
... applications that month, according to economists. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the November housing finance for owner occupation report today. Housing finance for owner-occupiers fell for the first time in eleven months in October, albeit ...

ASX denies discussions over Philippines Exchange stake

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2004
The Australian Stock Exchange Ltd said today it was not in any discussions with the Philippines Stock Exchange regarding either a strategic alliance or purchasing a stake in the exchange. The comments come in response to recent reports which suggested ...