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Annual economic growth lifts to 4%: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
Economic growth picked up at the end of last year, new figures showed today, with annual growth lifting to 4% in the year to December. The latest national accounts from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed the economy expanded by 1.4% in ...

IAG posts strong increased in half year profits

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2004
Insurance Australia Group Ltd (IAG) posted a strong increase in profits for the half year to December 2003 on the back of resurgent equity markets and solid acquisitions, and announced plans to undertake a $350 million off-market share buyback. IAG ...

Promina announce $200-$300 million capital raising for growth

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2004
Trans-Tasman insurer Promina Group has revealed plans to raise $250-$300 million for future growth after booking a full year net profit that topped its own prospectus forecast by more than $100 million. Promina managing director and CEO Michael Wilkins ...

ACCC making progress in crackdown on cartels

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2004
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) crackdown on cartels was starting to bite with several whistleblowers coming forward, a Senate committee heard today. ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel said the watchdog was currently investigating ...

Bendigo Bank on tract for 25% profit growth

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2004
Australia's Bendigo Bank Ltd said today that it was on track to achieve profit growth of 25% for the 2004 financial year. The comments came after the company reported a first half net profit of $34.570 million for the six months to December 31, 2003 ...

Search begins for new Watson Wyatt head after shock resignation

Asset consultant Watson Wyatt has begun searching for a new chief executive after its head Andrew Dillon resigned last week, possibly to pursue another opportunity in Sydney. "Andrew's been with us for almost 15 years, and it came as a surprise to all ...

Telstra says FY04 revenue growth to exceed cost

Australia's largest telecommunications company Telstra Corp Ltd said today that it had reiterated its full year earnings guidance, saying that any cost growth would be less than revenue growth. The comments came after the company posted a net profit ...

St George announces Crusade Trust No. 1 program

St George Bank Ltd today announces the start of a marketing campaign for a proposed global mortgage backed securities issue under the Crusade securitisation program. St George said the issue is to be known as Crusade Global Trust No.1 of 2004. The securities ...

Costello promises surplus with hope for tax cut this year

Treasurer Peter Costello today promised to keep the Budget in surplus while holding out the hope of a tax cut this year. Mr Costello said the government had brought down six surplus budgets since it came to power in 1996 while at the same time dramatically ...

Motor vehicle sales continue record run

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2004
The Australian car industry's record sales run continued in January with manufacturers and importers selling more vehicles than ever before. The best-ever January performance also came after a record 909,881 vehicles were sold in 2003. The Federal Chamber ...