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Investors warming to shares: ING June quarter report

The latest ING Melbourne Institute Household Savings and Investment report for the June quarter has revealed that investors are slowly warming to the share market and have eased on their enthusiasm for property. It also showed that for the first time ...

Tower looking to make interest payments on capital bonds, despite losses

Tower Group announced today in its 2003 financial report that despite a $154.4 million loss for the half-year to March 31 2003, the company intends to make interest payments on the capital bonds. The company's chairman Olaf O'Duill said that the financial ...

Growth funds record highest returns (5.8%) since December 2001: InTech survey

In its latest performance survey of growth funds InTech has said that the median growth fund has returned 5.8 per cent for the three months to May 2003, the largest return since the December 2001 quarter following the September 11 terrorist attacks. ...

Business confidence to slow in the months ahead: AIG-PwC survey

Business confidence in the coming months may be tested by the reality of softening economic conditions, the Australian Industry Group (AIG) & PricewaterhouseCoopers' June quarter survey of Australian manufacturing has revealed. AIG deputy chief executive ...

Two company directors jailed: ASIC

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced today that two former directors of Acts Net have been sentenced to jail today following their guilty pleas to a number of charges brought by the commission. Geoffrey Milner of Mildura ...

Building activity slows down slightly in the March quarter: ABS

Building activity across Australia in the March quarter has decelerated over the past year, but by a margin less than expected, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed today. The yearly change in the construction of new dwellings from March ...

Business confidence on upswing: ACCI and Westpac industrial survey

General business confidence is on a high in the wake of the 2003-04 Federal Budget and the Australian economy has continued to perform strongly in the 2003 June quarter, a survey of industrial trends by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares sink on profit-taking

The Australian equity market ended a nine-day winning streak, as investors moved to lock-in recent profits. The All Ordinaries finished the day 19.3 points lower at 3057.7, despite the release of data showing a strong rebound in consumer sentiment and ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares end off highs

The Australian equity market posted its ninth consecutive gain, although ending the day off earlier highs. The All Ordinaries index closed at 3,077.0, up 20.7 points, and the highest level since September 2002. At one point in early morning trade the ...

Disqualified Sydney businessman sentenced to jail

Sydney businessman Stephen John Taylor was sentenced to six months jail today after pleading guilty to two charges of managing a corporation whilst disqualified, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has reported. Today's sentence ...