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Australian consumers on spending spree: survey

Australian consumers have spent $17 billion according to the Cashcard Retail Activity Index for September. The cashcard retail activity index grew by 0.5 per cent during September following growth of 0.6 per cent in July and August. The seasonally adjusted ...

Small cap managers outperform: van Eyk

Small cap fund managers continue to outperform benchmark returns index but this may not be sustained, according to a report by van Eyk Research. "All the managers reviewed with long enough track records have outperformed the small cap index in the three ...

Aust job vacancies fall 14,600 in August qtr: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2004
Job vacancies fell 14,600 to 117,600 seasonally adjusted in the August quarter, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said while in other figures released today, the bureau said retail sales improved just 0.2 per cent, or $36 million, during August. ...

Investors now less risk averse: ING

Investors are becoming less risk averse with an increasing take up of shares, managed funds and property, ING said today. According to the latest ING Melbourne Institute Household Savings & Investment Report, the September quarter found a greater proportion ...

Aust trade deficit narrows in August to $1.93 billion - ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2004
Australia's trade gap with the rest of the world narrowed sharply in August after a five per cent drop in imports, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said the monthly trade deficit fell to $1.93 billion last month after a ...

Choice awards can be ignored: Rainmaker

The Choice of Fund legislation appears to confirm the views that any employer has the ability to override the federal Award structures, Rainmaker Information said today. Rainmaker Information director of research Alex Dunnin said this provision is set ...

Global investment flows seen recovering after three-year slide

Global investment flows are set to recover in 2004 after a three-year slump, thanks to growth in the service industry and improved economic prospects worldwide, the UN's trade and development agency predicted on Wednesday. Foreign direct investment ...

Lending golden age over - Datamonitor

The golden age for Australian lenders is over, despite continued growth in the domestic mortgage market financial information provider Datamonitor said this week. Signs of a slowdown in the rate of lending have appeared, the company said, with lending ...

Count Financial economic worth $222 mln- independent valuation

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2004
Count Financial said on Thursday an independent assessment has estimated its economic value to be $222 million, as at 30 June, 2004. Independent actuaries Trowbridge Deloitte identified and quantified the potential future earnings streams of Count\'s ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2004
The Australian stock market is likely to aim for new highs today following the lead of overseas markets which finished in an upward surge overnight. The trend-setting US markets staged a late rally to close at their highest levels in a month. On the ...