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SSF pension stoush all but resolved as Minister guarantees benefits

After months of threatened union action, the Victorian State Government has issued a formal statement announcing member benefits will go unchanged when the State Superannuation Fund (SSF) effects their roll-in next year. The State government came under ...

Weekly economic roundup

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Ian Macfarlane's speech before the Economics Society of Australia reaffirmed the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit's view that the central bank is unlikely to alter domestic monetary policy settings through ...

September quarter sees 2.1 per cent growth in unitised wholesale funds

Plan for Life Actuaries and Researchers have revealed a 2.1 per cent rise in all unitised wholesale funds in their analysis of the 2004 September quarter. The result brings the level of funds under management in wholesale funds to $205.6 billion representing ...

Australian and New Zealand Banking Sector Stable: S&P Report

A Standard & Poor's report has stated that while the Australian and New Zealand banking sector is stable enough to survive any moderate economic or bank industry downturn, there are concerns about the ongoing good health of the sector. The report revealed ...

Telstra top executives to be grilled by ACCC: report

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2004
Senior Telstra Corp executives including the company\'s top legal officer and internet chief will be grilled by the competition regulator this week, as hostilities escalate over allegations of predatory internet pricing by the telco, it was reported ...

ASIC begins investigation into NAB options trading

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2004
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has started an investigation into rogue trading at the National Australia Bank. ASIC said it will investigate whether there have been any contraventions of the Corporations Act at NAB's foreign ...

Macquarie research shows housing remains affordable

Despite escalating housing prices - exacerbated by the two recent interest rate increases by the Reserve Bank - research by Macquarie Mortgages and Macquarie Property has shown that housing is still within reach for many Australians. "The fact is that ...

Housing bubble imbalance could threaten economic growth: TD Securities

The recent boom in house prices and household debt have created an imbalance in the economy that threatens to severely undermine economic growth when house prices fall and the household sector slows its consumption, according to TD Securities chief ...

Resi new chief to "keep pace with rapid growth"

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2003
Non-bank lender Resi Mortgage Corp has appointed a chief executive to "help keep pace with rapid growth" and give its managing directors more "strategic oversight" of the company. Resi said it appointed former City Coast Credit Union boss Stephen Mayers ...

Debtor finances industry hits $20 billion

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
Australia's debtor finance industry turned over more than $20 billion last financial year in a milestone result, new statistics have shown. The latest figures from the Institute for Factors and Discounters found total turnover for the industry increased ...