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Aust current account deficit expected to narrow in June qtr

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2004
... widened to $11.997 billion, despite market expectations for a slight narrowing. However, most economists believe today's figure will show a modest improvement in the deficit. Commonwealth Bank economists expect a deficit of $11.5 billion for the June ...

Shifting goalposts cloud Assirt survey results

In the wake of the latest quarterly managed funds report released by Assirt this week, Citigroup has drawn attention to the new definitions introduced by the research company, claiming past comparisons are now more difficult to make. The Assirt June ...

Aust business investment rises 5.8% in June qtr - ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2004
Business investment jumped 5.8% in the June quarter, new figures showed today, driven by an increase in spending on new equipment and machinery. The rise made up for a 2.5% slide in the first three months of the year, and left actual spending 9.2% higher ...

Active managers bounce back in July; Mercer, InTech

... responded to criticism of the past financial year by clearly outperforming its benchmark by 0.3% in July," InTech said. This figure compares with a total 0.2% annual outperformance by active fund managers last financial year. But year-to-date performance ...

Zurich Financial says first-half net profit up 93%

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2004
Swiss insurance giant Zurich Financial Services today reported a first-half net profit of $US1.5 billion ($A2.1 billion), up 93% from $US752 million ($A1.05 billion) in the same period last year, and roughly in line with analysts\' expectations. The ...

Jobless rate rises to 5.7% in July - ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2004
Australia\'s unemployment rate has gone up for the second month in a row, hitting 5.7% in July, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the jobless rate rose from 5.6% in June after a 21,600 jump in jobs, allowing for ...

Disclosure must be in dollars; ASIC

The Australia Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has invited public comment to its latest policy proposal released on Tuesday suggesting all disclosure figures for fees and benefits be presented in dollar terms. "Unless ASIC makes a determination ...

Aust top 500 private companies post record growth for 2003/04

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2004
... growth for all Australian businesses in 2003/04, BRW said. Revenue earned by this year\'s top 500 was 6.4% of the national figure, just above the 6.3% average, but down from the previous year\'s 6.6%. BRW said the top 500 could become more important ...

Aust retail sales post biggest rise in three years in June - ABS

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2004
Retail sales jumped 2.1% in June, new figures showed today, the biggest rise in three years but short of the bonanza expected by analysts. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said sales rose to a new record high of $16.33 billion in June as the ...

Aust building activity up 0.6% in March quarter: ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2004
... buildings slipped 0.6% to $1.3 billion, while non-residential building activity fell 2.3% to $3.8 billion. The March quarter figure was up 3.8% on the same period last year. In a sign of the continuing strength of the housing sector, the bureau said ...