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Employers to make quarterly SG contributions: ATO

Changes to superannuation law means that from July 1 2003 employers will have to make Superannuation Guarantee (SG) contributions quarterly rather than annually, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) announced today. Deputy commissioner of taxation for superannuation ...

Former Queensland executive director prosecuted for insider trading: ASIC

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today announced that Maxwell Sweetman, former executive director of Harts Australasia, has appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court charged with two counts of insider trading in the shares ...

St George announces further falls in fixed home loan rates

St George Bank has announced reductions to its fixed home loan interest rates, undercutting the Bank's previous record low for the five-year term of 6.29% p.a. set in January 2003. St George's one-year fixed rate has dropped 0.1% p.a. to 5.89% and its ...

Challenger closes down operations in the UK

Challenger International Limited (CLI) has decided to close its UK operations after reviewing the company's operations. The decision follows the results of the review that began in January this year. The decision sees the Neville James businesses being ...

Morning market wrap: Dow Jones breaks through 9,000-mark

Shares in the US rose overnight, pushing the Dow Jones through the 9,000-point mark as investors responded to better than expected manufacturing data. The sentiment in London was more muted however, with the FTSE-100 limping to a 10.90-point rise. Meanwhile ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries hits four-month high

The All Ordinaries index hit its highest point since January 27 as shares were boosted by the strong close to last week on Wall Street. Even AMP, abandoned recently by anxious investors, eked out a slight gain, rising by $0.07 to $4.84. All the major ...

New home sales drop in April: HIA

New home sales fell by 7 per cent in April, the Housing Industry Association (HIA) announced today. The HIA said the overall fall in new private dwelling sales was the result of a 3% fall in detached house sales and a 22% fall in the sale of multi units. ...

BHP Billiton and Gilbertson settle on $12.43 million payout

BHP has announced that it has reached agreement with Brian Gilbertson on a termination payout that could see the former chief executive officer pocket up to $12.43 million-in addition to defined benefit superannuation payments of $1.51 million per annum. ...

Morning market wrap: FTSE-100 breaks 4,000 mark

Shares in the US finished 56.79 points higher in uncertain trade, reflecting the underlying doubts about the strength of the US economy and what remedial action the Federal Reserve might take. The sentiment was stronger in London, pushing the FTSE-100 ...

Retail trade increases by 0.7% to $14.64 billion in March 2003

Retail trade increased by 0.7 per cent in March to $14.64 billion, while the value of retail trade for the March quarter as a whole was $41.63 billion, a 0.2% dip from the value of retail trade in the December 2002 quarter, according to figures released ...