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Morningstar likely to downgrade Zurich international equities

Morningstar has announced today that it would reassess its four star rating of Zurich Australia in light of three key staff departures from its international equities investment management sub contractor Deutsche Asset Management. Morningstar has said ...

ASIC defends its actions

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has today denied allegation made in BRW saying that it has a project to target high-profile individuals. The commission defended its stance by saying that its purpose was to target wrongdoings ...

Afternoon market wrap: Local shares eke out small gains

The Australian share market lost ground in afternoon trade, although the All Ordinaries index eventually finished 2.7 points higher 3,167.7. The gain was enough to push the index to a new 12-month high, with the market supported by another day of earnings ...

Macquarie Airports register positive results since March downturns

Macquarie Airports (MAp) have said that their international and domestic airport projects have shown positive growth for the first time since the impact of the Iraq War and SARS in March. "The July traffic results at all our airports continue to show ...

Sales of new motor vehicles rise 1.3% to 78,316 in July

The number of new motor vehicle sales for July rose 1.3 per cent to 78,316 compared with 77,300 in June, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. Of the total, passenger vehicle sales during July was 49,687 whilst other vehicles were 28,629. ...

Morning market wrap: Dow Jones index jumps to 14-month high

Major US share market indexes climbed higher overnight, as investors continued to gain confidence in the strength of the economic and earnings recovery. In contrast to the last few weeks, moreover, the bond market proved little obstacle to higher share ...

David Jones reports 2.6% increase in annual sales

Upmarket retailer David Jones Ltd is on track to achieve the upper end of its 2002/03 net profit forecast, but is still expected to post an annual loss due to its Foodchain exit. The retailer today reported a 2.6 per cent increase in annual sales to ...

Macquarie appoints new head of Funds Management Group

Macquarie Bank has appointed Ben Bruck head of its Funds Management Group, following the resignation of David Deverall to accept the position of chief executive of Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd. Deputy managing director of Macquarie Bank, Richard ...

ASIC clarifies action relating to chairman's former legal partner

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today released a statement clarifying its handling of matters relating to Mr Ian Collie, a partner in a former legal practice with outgoing ASIC chairman David Knott, and who was involved in ...

NAB survey reveals ongoing strength of the non-farm economy

In its latest monthly business survey, the National Australia Bank (NAB) has said that its survey results for the month of July reflect an ongoing strengthening in the Australian non-farm economy, even after taking into account the element of seasonality. ...