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First home buyers housing affordability falls to record low

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
Housing affordability for first home buyers fell to a record low for the second quarter running, dropping by 9.4 per cent in the September quarter, according to the Commonwealth Bank/HIA Housing Report. The report said Australian housing affordability ...

Business investment likely to keep rising: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
Business investment was likely to keep rising in 2003/04, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said capital expenditure rose 4.1 per cent in the September quarter to $13.9 billion, with spending on building and structures ...

HGL posts 24 per cent jump in year net profit

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
Diversified investment group HGL Ltd said it would continue to look for import and distribution business acquisitions after posting a 24 per cent increase in annual net profit. The company reported net profit of $9.938 million for the year ending September  ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar back above $US0.7200

The Australian dollar opened stronger today, back above $US0.7200, after the US dollar slid against major currencies given geopolitical concerns in thin trading ahead of Thanksgiving. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7237/42 compared ...

Tower announces return to profit

Decisive remedial action has helped push Tower Limited back into the black, chairman Olaf O'Duill said today. The trans-Tasman financial services group announced a $NZ5.5 million ($A4.9) net profit for the six months to September. However, reflecting ...

Building work done in September quarter rises 0.7 per cent: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2003
The value of building work done in the three months to September recovered 0.7 per cent, new figures showed today, after falling for the first time in two years the previous quarter. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the total of $11.4 ...

RBA survey reveals pleasing results: Macquarie

The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) September 2003 survey of the margin lending industry, which reveals that retail borrowing in protected loans has reached $1 billion, has been welcomed by Macquarie Bank. "Since Macquarie introduced protected lending ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar opens weaker

The Australian dollar opened slightly weaker today, following other major currencies in failing to react to strong US economic data released overnight, an analyst said. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7184/89 compared with yesterday's ...

Former South Australian stockbrocker sentenced

A former stockbroker from South Australia has been sentenced in the Adelaide Magistrates Court in relation to two charges of managing companies whilst disqualified, following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). ...

ING and BGI awarded most AAA ratings by FSIU

Of 119 diversified funds currently offered to the Australian wholesale market, 28 are worthy of a top AAA rating, according to a survey which rates funds in terms of both investment performance and risk. The number was also considerably higher than ...