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Australian Agricultural Co reports net loss

Australian Agricultural Co Ltd today booked a net loss for the first half of the current financial year, with costs associated with the drought and with an acquisition attempt weighing on its earnings. AACo said its full year earnings guidance remains ...

ANZ newspaper job ads rise 2.3% in Jan

Australian newspaper job advertisements rose 2.3 per cent, seasonally adjusted, in January to 20,783 a week - its sharpest increase in eight months. The January figures follows a revised 6.9 per cent fall in December and 0.8 per cent slip in November ...

Motor vehicle sales continue record run

AAP | THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2004

The Australian car industry's record sales run continued in January with manufacturers and importers selling more vehicles than ever before. The best-ever January performance also came after a record 909,881 vehicles were sold in 2003. The Federal Chamber ...

Inflation rises 0.4% in January: report

AAP | MONDAY, 2 FEB 2004

Australian prices for consumers goods and services rose 0.4% in January, a report said. The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute Experimental Monthly Inflation Gauge said the firmer figure followed a flat result in December, to be 2.3% higher than a year ...

Regional recovery under way: report

AAP | TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2004

... regions. According to the Westpac Regional Economic Report Summer 2004, the regional consumer sentiment index rose to 167 in January - close to a nine and half year high - and almost back to the level reached prior to the lift in interest rates by the ...

ASIC begins investigation into NAB options trading

AAP | FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2004

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has started an investigation into rogue trading at the National Australia Bank. ASIC said it will investigate whether there have been any contraventions of the Corporations Act at NAB's foreign ...

Market Wrap

AAP | FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2004

The Australian dollar has recouped a decline that began late last week and looks set to end the week higher, on the back of United States dollar weakness. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7782/87 compared with yesterday's close ...

Diverging expectations between investment professionals: report

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2004

Financial advisers remain markedly more upbeat on predicted returns from Australian equities in 2004 than do their fund manager counterparts, a new report has found. The Financial Standard Intelligence Unit Market Expectation Survey for January 2004 ...

St George euro currency benchmark oversubscribed

AAP | TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2004

St George Bank said its new euro currency benchmark was oversubscribed. The bank said its new euro 500 million three year floating rate notes (FRN) issue, launched on January 15, had met very strong demand and was oversubscribed, with allocations made ...

Corporate credit outlook stable for 2004

AAP | MONDAY, 19 JAN 2004

Credit quality in Australia and New Zealand should stabilise in 2004 after a spike in corporate ratings downgrades last year, according to ratings agency Standard & Poor's. "The credit environment appears to have stabilized, with the majority of rated ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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