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Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2004
The Australian bourse is expected to open weaker in early trade, although a pattern similar to yesterday could emerge. The Australian stockmarket had little direction over the course of yesterday\'s trade, just eking into positive territory towards ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2004
The Australian stockmarket is expected to open slightly weaker from friday\'s close, after weakness in the US market at the end of last week. However, traders did say that domestic influences, rather than external ones, would be the driver for the market. ...

Over reliance on DIY: AVIVA

In response to a study by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX), Aviva Australia chief operating officer Grant Salmon says too many investors rely on do-it-yourself investment schemes and newspapers for investment advice rather than consulting financial ...

One-year returns for super funds jump 13.2%

Preliminary performance figures for superannuation funds for the year to June 30 have shown that one-year returns have jumped by an estimated average 13.2% since end June 2003, when returns had an 0% average. The performance data, released by Rainmaker ...

Aust unemployment rate 5.6% in June - ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2004
Australia\'s jobless rate has retreated from 23-year lows, rising to 5.6% in June, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the jobless rate edged up 0.1 percentage points from the 5.5% recorded in May. The increase in ...

Aust retail sales pick up in May

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2004
Retail sales picked up in May despite the impact of higher petrol prices, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said retail sales grew 0.5%, in line with market expectations, to $15.98 billion, after a marginal fall in ...

Challenger rallies as Lowy investment emerges

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2004
Shares in Challenger Financial Services Group surged yesterday after another high profile business figure emerged as a major stakeholder. LFG Holdings, a private investment vehicle run by the family of Westfield chairman Frank Lowy, bought a 5.78% stake ...

Aust trade gap steady in May at $1.84 billion - ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2004
Australia's trade gap with the rest of the world remained steady in May despite a surge in farm exports, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the trade deficit was $1.84 billion in May, a $2 million deterioration ...

ASIC to release paper on dollar disclosure rules

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2004
The investment watchdog will soon release a paper outlining its approach to new fee disclosure regulations, introduced by the government. The "dollar disclosure" regulations, unveiled last Thursday, mean financial licensees and product issuers must ...

ASIC fee model goes part of the way: Rainmaker

... compulsory ASIC fee template, had also failed to produce an adqueate result. "The new model doesn't even cover a total fee figure for each fund, and therefore the way I see it is that the government hasn't resolved the issue yet," Dunnin said. "ASFA ...