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Nearly half of all Australian employees not happy with their jobs

... content of work (41%), hours of work (38%) and salary (26%). Fewer than 20% said they disliked their co-workers. Just under a third of respondents (31%) said they felt less secure in their job now compared to 12 months ago. "That's bad news for morale ...

Macquarie reaps benefit of increased tolls on highways

... 39,827 from 37,830 last year. The toll had been increased to $4 from $3.50 on April 27, a rise of 14% and the motorway's third since opening in January 2000. The company also revealed that its M5 Sydney motorway's average daily toll lifted 12.3% to $316,686 ...

Investors happy to "Buy the dips": FSIU survey

... more bearish on listed property. Almost half now expect negative returns from the listed property trust sector, up from one third in September. But investors are confused over the prospects for direct property. The number of participants expecting positive ...

Morning Market Wrap: US stocks surge; AU$ weaker

In NEW YORK, Stocks surged on Friday, racking up a third straight day of gains, after a report showing US employers added jobs for the first time in eight months boosted investors' expectations for an economic rebound. The rally helped major market ...

Kiwi industry profits up 42 per cent

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2003
... services sector's pre-tax surplus was up 42 percent at $7.1 billion for the year to September 2002. Manufacturing was the third-most profitable sector, with an operating surplus of $6.2 billion, up 42 percent; followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing ...

Petroulias to stand trail after appear decision

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2003
... tax minimisation schemes promoted by his private company while rival schemes were rejected. He then allegedly pocketed a third of the purchase price for each plan sold, with payments made into a Hong Kong bank. On 3 March this year, after his lawyers ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks sag, bonds soar on weak data

... 58.9 in the previous month. Sun Microsystems Inc. warned the market of the potential for a larger-than-expected loss in the third quarter, with the earnings reporting season set to kick off later this month. Bond prices soared on the data and earnings ...

AMP stock jumps 30 per cent in September quarter

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
... investment services group said today. Shares in the troubled fund manager and life insurer ended the quarter more than one-third higher than they began it, mainly because of a spike that began last month when National Australia Bank Ltd launched a $205 ...

Equity raisings down but debt issuance up in 2003: Thomson

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
... credits and took part in the most issues, at 26. Macquarie Bank came second, with $A2.5 billion in credit and Citigroup third with $A2.1 billion. The financial sector was the busiest, issuing $A6.3 billion. The media and entertainment sector raised $A3.6 ...

Australian insurer AMP prefers UK demerger

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
... 30 percent since National Australia Bank Ltd launched a share raid on the insurer last month but are still worth only one-third of their 1998 listing value. National has signalled it may launch a takeover bid for the insurer's Australian operations after ...