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Income tax Budget gets mixed reaction

... about politics," said Alan Oster, chief economist at the National Bank of Australia. "The days of large surpluses in good times to provide insurance for the bad times are gone forever it appears. But, at least, the economic forecasts are defendable with ...

Financial planners get chance to turn tables on media

... obtain lower costs and improved services and of course the choice is wider," he said. "High quality advisers that at other times are too busy to see new clients are more likely to be available now than they have been for years," Child said. However this ...

Tough markets to increase Deakin losses by 50%

... uncertainty, the general downturn in capital markets and the poor publicity the financial services has received in recent times. Deakin's revenues, as a result of these factors, were 35% below budget. But Deakin said that they are in a 'sound' financial ...

Morningstar gives one star to ING small caps fund

... Companies Trust which has fallen markedly since June 2001, and on the high turnover of its Australian equities staff in recent times. IIM's Sydney-based investment team managed nearly $1 billion in small caps Australian equities as of February 28 2003. ...

Centro comes out fighting on ART

... Directors...an investment of $5,000 in Centro over the last three years would have generated a total return of almost 3 times that of a similar investment in ART. From a unit holder's perspective, it is the return on ART units that is the key measure ...

Van Global Hedge Fund Index up 0.9% in first quarter

... said that hedge funds have "shown the ability to preserve and grow investors' wealth during down markets, even in recent times." The index rebounded in March with a 0.4% gain, net of fees. The index is calculated by averaging 800 March hedge fund returns ...

IFSA launches MfundEC data standards online

... industry efficiency and reduce administrative costs to investors. This is an especially vital initiative in these turbulent times." The MfundEC has the potential to automate transport of managed fund information and to standardise content. It is expected ...

Fairfax buys Independent Newspapers for $1.09 billion

... includes two metropolitan daily newspapers (The Press and the Dominion Post), two national Sunday newspapers (Sunday Star Times and Sunday News), seven regional dailies and 53 community publications. It also publishes 13 magazine titles and owns Gordon ...

Super funds call for improved WH&S disclosure management

... cost of direct work-related injury and disease but also the many on-costs associated with WH&S - estimated at possibly four times greater than direct costs." The funds believe that companies that look after their workplace health and safety improve their ...

Australian economy set for 3.5% growth in 2003: JPMorgan

... that despite the war in Iraq, the outlook for business investment was good and consumer confidence has not waned in recent times. The strong activity in housing and the strong labour market, has also led to solid growth in consumer spending. Despite ...