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Dollars rise, housing downturn risks to growth-funds manager

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2003
Australian economic growth is robust but the key risks for the share markets are the rising local currency and the prospects of a housing market downturn and a sell off in the bond markets, according to a funds manager. Deutsche Asset Management head ...

Latham poll shows election to be close: Costello

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2003
An opinion poll which indicated a surge in support for Labor leader Mark Latham showed the federal election expected next year would be a close race, Treasurer Peter Costello said. The Australian newspaper's Newspoll showed that, in two weeks, Mr Latham's ...

Macquarie Bank to purchase US energy assets for $182 million

Macquarie Bank has entered into an agreement to purchase ExelonThermal Technologies, a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, for $US135 ($A182) million. Macquarie Bank said it is to provide acquisition debt and equity for 100 per cent of the purchase price ...

ASIC takes action against company directors

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has moved to wind up an allegedly unregistered managed investment scheme, in which investors were induced to establish self-managed superannuation funds and to invest in a Dominican company ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market up buoyed by strong gains on Wall Street

The Australian stock market was more than half a per cent higher in early afternoon trade, buoyed by strong gains on Wall Street overnight. Heavyweight media stock News Corp, the major banks and Telstra all pushed higher, offsetting falls in the resource ...

ANZ announces formal agreement with Chinese credit union

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2003
ANZ Banking Group Ltd has formalised its alliance with Chinese financial group Shanghai Rural Credit Cooperatives Union (SRCCU). ANZ will focus on specific areas like credit card products and services, risk management and human resource training. The ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar firms in early Asian trade

The Australian dollar opened stronger today, firming in early Asian trade after falling alongside the euro overnight. At 0700 AEDT the local unit was trading at $US0.7392/97 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7363/73. The Australian dollar fell to ...

Economists expect a small rise in employment in November

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2003
Economists expect a small rise in jobs in November to have kept Australia's unemployment rate very close to the near 14-year lows it hit in October. Last month a surprise rise of 69,200 jobs pushed the unemployment rate to 5.6 per cent from 5.8 per ...

Afternoon market wrap: shares dip lower

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2003
The Australian stock market dipped late in the session and ended lower today, after being buoyed by positive economic news and outlook from Treasurer Peter Costello and Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Ian Macfarlane. Major banking were mixed ...

FPA appoints five new directors to Board

The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has welcomed five new members to its Board of Directors, following closely on the commencement Kerrie Kelly's term as new FPA chief executive. The Board additions are Dominic Alafaci CFP, Julie Berry ...