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ASIC issues urgent insurance warning to Cootamundra Insurance clients

... arranging contracts of insurance on anybody's behalf except for - on the basis that a written agency agreement was produced - Rural & General Insurance Broking Pty Ltd. The matter returns before the Court on 15 September 2003.

ASIC obtains undertakings over misleading website

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced it has obtained undertakings from Rural & General Insurance Broking Pty Ltd (Broking), and Rural & General International Insurance Ltd (International) in the Federal Court in ...

Rain leads to improved confidence: NAB Agribusiness survey

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2003
Falling rain in many parts of Australia has improved confidence in the rural business sector despite weak conditions in the June quarter, the National Australia Bank (NAB) quarterly Agribusiness survey has found. Australia's agribusiness sector remained ...

Australian trade gap widens due to stronger dollar, more imports: economists

... continue to depress the nation's export performance. "It's a long way off before we get any decent recovery in volumes of rural exports from the breaking of the drought," said Mr Thompson. "We don't expect those volumes to deteriorate much further from ...

Court discontinues proceedings brought against APRA

... of New South Wales has discontinued proceedings brought against the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) by Rural & General Insurance Broking Pty Ltd, and subpoenas issued by the broker have been set aside as an abuse of process. Rural & ...

Australia's balance of trade improves during May

... per cent. The decrease, the ABS said, was largely due to an increase in credits and a larger fall in debits. The export of rural goods however, fell $68 million (down 4%) while non-rural goods rose $341 million (5%). Services credits fell $33 million ...

Government clears the way for full Telstra sale

The Federal Government said today it would spend $181 million over the next four years to improve rural internet and phone services, to clear the way for the full sale of Telstra. Communications Minister Richard Alston announced the Government would ...

Fewer Australians able to save: ING survey

... revealed. The survey observed that, "metropolitan households are far more likely to save part of their income compared to rural households" and that the main reasons for saving included holidays, travel, retirement and home renovating and buying. The ...

Government set to reveal future of Telstra

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2003
... recent Estens inquiry into telecommunications. The Government has said it would not consider any further sell off until rural telecommunication services improved, making an announcement to improve rural services likely. -

Rural confidence improving slightly: Rabobank

The prospect of an improved 2003 season is positively influencing sentiment among Australia's farmers, with rural confidence continuing to climb gradually in the first quarter of the year, according to the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey. The ...