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Aust imports stubbornly high in June keeping trade deficit wide

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2004
Australian import growth remained stubbornly high in June, further widening the country\'s trade deficit, economists said on Thursday. The balance on goods and services was a seasonally adjusted deficit of $2.22 billion in June from an upwardly revised ...

Wealth-creation seminar promoters comply with undertakings

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2004
... his $5,000-per-head seminar, US finance spruiker Robert G Allen claimed he wanted to create 1,000 millionaires in this country, by showing \"desperate\" ordinary Australians how to make their fortune in 101 days. The Australian Securities and Investments ...

Telstra appoints Donald McGauchie chairman

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2004
... chairman. McGauchie has been a non-executive director of the company since 1998 and chairman of the advisory board of Telstra Country Wide since 2000.

Finance firm to launch India's first Islamic mutual fund

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2004
Indian finance firm Parsoli Corp will launch the country\'s first Islamic mutual fund, conforming with Sharia law, which prohibits earnings from interest. Ahmedabad-headquartered Parsoli Corporation will put its global mutual fund units on sale in the ...

AIG's first China fund jv gets approval: paper

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2004
... most valuable insurer, has won initial approval to set up an asset management venture in China in a maiden foray into the country\'s booming mutual funds sector, state media said on Thursday. AIG Global Investment Corp, an arm of American International ...

Suncorp appoints Investa to manage property portfolio

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2004
... includes the management of 179 Suncorp and GIO retail outlets, five call centres, and 21 corporate office sites across the country. Suncorp Group Executive for Human Resources and Services, Peter Johnstone, said since Suncorp\'s acquisition of GIO in ...

WA super administrator and fund announce admin agreement

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2004
... Westscheme, Superpartners said today. Superpartners chief executive Frank Gullone said Western Australia was first state in the country to legislate for unlimited member choice of fund for employees, covered by the state\'s awards. Westscheme chief executive ...

S&P says the exit of News Corp from ASX 200 index to be smooth

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2004
... was in response to S&P's refusal to allow News Corp to remain on the benchmark Australian index when it relocated its country of domicile to the United States. Analysts said domestic fund managers were dumping shares because, once News Corp reincorporated ...

CBA staff threaten strike

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2004
... The Financial Services Union (FSU) said the four enterprise bargaining agreements covering about 20,000 staff across the country expired on 2 April. National assistant secretary Sharron (Sharron) Caddie said 60% of staff were members of the union. Ms ...

Choice of Funds legislation to get the green light: Democrats

... as welcome relief for the superannuation industry. "This could be the beginning of a new era for superannuation in the country and one which should be very welcome and a great relief for the industry after 8 years of waiting."