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Refinancing of existing housing loans hits record high: ABS

The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures released today on housing finance showed a record 28.4 per cent of all Australian housing finance approvals in April were for the purpose of refinancing an existing loan. The average loan value ...

Newspaper job ads rise by 8.1% in May, but disguise downturn: ANZ

The number of jobs advertised in the major metropolitan newspapers in Australia rose by 8.1 per cent in May to an average of 20,109 per week, according to the latest ANZ job advertisements data. This follows a 12.1% fall in advertisements in April  ...

'Bulls' released from their pen:survey shows sentiment turnaround

There has been a huge turnaround in investment sentiment since April 2003, the latest Investment Sentiment Indices released today by the Australian Investors Association and Adviser Ratings has revealed. In the survey, respondents indicated in which ...

ASIC appoints liquidator to Queensland property company

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained orders in the Supreme Court of Queensland for a liquidator to be appointed to First Foundation Developments and a receiver to be appointed over the property of David Kennedy, also ...

Macquarie Forestry hails Lonsec recommendation

Macquarie Alternative Asset Management's forestry investment has been awarded a 'Highly Recommended' rating from Lonsec, and is the first agribusiness project to receive this rating, it has announced. The investment also received a four-star rating ...

Morningstar reconfirms three-star rating for HSBC

Morningstar has reconfirmed its three-star rating for HSBC Asset Management but said the appointment of Jon Taylor as chief investment officer is a 'positive' strategic move. Morningstar said HSBC has been struggling with poor fund flows, due principally ...

Retail figures rise 1.2% to $14.83 billion in April: ABS

Retail trade, hospitality and services activity increased 1.2 per cent in April to $14.83 billion, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The figures were 6.1% higher than the estimated total turnover as compared to April 2002 figures. ...

Dealer groups bearish on outlook for property

Almost 50 per cent of financial dealer groups believe that property as an asset class will lose value over the next six-to-12 months, according to the latest market expectations survey by the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit. The survey, carried ...

Morningstar downgrades Tower's business and management rating

Morningstar has decided to downgrade Tower's business and management strength rating from 'neutral' to 'negative' due to the uncertainties surrounding future earnings and strategy. And it has reconfirmed its rating of Tower's stability and probability ...

InvestorWeb announces Virtual Broker/VisiPlan link-up

InvestorWeb (IWL) has announced that it has completed the first step in the fusing of its Virtual Broker white-label broking product to its financial planning platform VisiPlan. The integration will enable subscribers to VisiPlan and Virtual Broker ...