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Oil prices set to push September quarter CPI up

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2004
Rising oil prices are expected to push the inflation rate higher today, giving the Reserve Bank a clearer sign of whether it should keep the brakes on interest rates. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will publish September quarter consumer ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2004
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a rebound in US equity markets should provide the base for further local gains today. The December share price index - a key measure of trading for the day ahead - was 14 points firmer at 3720 ...

ANZ posts record profit

ANZ has declared a record operating profit after tax of $2.815 billion for the year ended 30 September 2004 representing a 19.9 per cent increase from last year's result. The bank's operating profit after tax excluding significant items grew 16.3 per ...

McFarlane at ANZ until 2007

ANZ has extended chief executive officer John McFarlane's employment term by one year with the new contract now set to expire on 30 September 2007. The main elements of Mr McFarlane's new contract include a fixed annual remuneration level of $2 million ...

Q3 $257 million net cash flow for AMP Financial Services

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2004
AMP Financial Services (AFS) today reported net cash flows of $257 million for the third quarter of 2004. That compares to net outflows of $140 million for the same quarter last year. AFS managing director Craig Dunn said the better cash flows were ...

Perpetual still a solid performer

Perpetual continue to be a good investment choice outperforming its benchmark by 4.50, 4.22 and 3.91 per cent per annum over three, five and seven years to 31 September 2004. The strategy behind Perpetual's success is a conservative one revolving around ...

Increased need for full-time accounting staff

National demand for permanent accounting staff is on the rise according to Hays Accountancy and Finance's (Hays) latest Employment Activity Report with the July to September quarter showing a 14 per cent increase in finance permanent vacancy activity ...

Bond market indicates interest rate cut

An RBA interest rate rise in the coming months may not be as certain as widely anticipated with two and three-year bonds trading 20 to 25 basis points below the cash rate. The stance of the bond market is in contrast to a strong performing Australian ...

Financial planner pleads guilty to fraud

Former financial planner Mr Robert Andrew Street has pleaded guilty to five charges of obtaining financial advantage by deception in the Melbourne County Court following an investigation by the ASIC. The fraud took place between September 2001 and August ...

All cashed up for Perennial

Perennial' s 2 year cash enhanced trust has passed $1 billion in funds under management. From 12 months to September 2004 the trust outperformed the UBS Bank Bill Index by 77 bps delivering a return before fees of 6.26 per cent. The trust adopts a series ...