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Rivkin vows to fight claims heading for the federal court

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2004
Rivkin Financial Services (RFS) on Tuesday vowed to fight allegations that some share purchases in it were in breach of insider trading provisions, should they reach the federal court. The company, founded by disgraced stockbroker Rene Rivkin, said ...

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
Building activity lifted 0.6% in the March quarter to $12.1 billion, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said today. The bureau said new residential building activity climbed 2.4% to a seasonally adjusted $7.0 billion. Alterations and additions to existing ...

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 ...

Morony comes out fighting to defend his CSS/PSS

CSS/PSS chief investment officer has come out fighting to defend his fund\'s investment performance after media reports last week labeled the fund performance "extremely disappointing". The Canberra Times reported last week that CSS/PSS would be crediting ...

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 ...