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Australia's business confidence falls

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2004
... around six per cent, up from five per cent in the September quarter. However National Australia Bank group chief economist Alan Oster said a large deterioration in business confidence was the significant feature of the survey. "While it is not clear ...

Rivkin board control saga drags on

... raider Farooq Khan held the position of chair while Simon Cato, Christopher Ryan and William Johnson were directors replacing Alan Davis, Lawrence Chartres and George Lister. In moving to call the general meeting Network says that while it believes the ...

Nestle and George Weston outsource super to Russell

... administration. Russell can now offer a range of outsourcing and multi-manager fund solutions. Russell Australasian managing director Alan Schoenheimer said "our acquisition of Towers Perrin in Australia means Russell's range of services is unmatched ...

Fujitsu super outsourced to Russell

... follows Russell's recent acquisition of Towers Perrin's HR Services business in Australia. Russell's managing director Mr Alan Schoenheimer said, "Companies such as Fujitsu are increasingly recognising that managing supernnuation is not a core part of ...

Business expectations continue to accelerate, NAB survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2004
... economic growth - evident in the survey over recent months - continued last month. National Australia Bank\'s chief economist Alan Oster said current levels of business conditions are consistent with domestic demand growing at around 6% per annum. \"While ...

Russell-TowersPerrin link creates super powerhouse

... asset consulting, implementation services and stand along administration services. Russell Investment Group managing director Alan Schoenheimer, said the deal was the next logical step in the companies' relationship. "It follows three years of successful ...

Greenspan says global recovery strengthening

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2004
... past year but some countries like Japan face a significant threat if oil prices remain elevated, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said. In written responses to questions submitted to Greenspan on July 20 before the Senate Banking Committee and ...

US lifts key interest rate

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2004
... rate by a quarter-point overnight as the central bank continued its campaign to keep inflation under control. Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and his colleagues on the Federal Open Market Committee, the panel that sets interest rates, boosted the target ...

Rivkin vows to fight claims heading for the federal court

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2004
... proposed cross-claims raise a number of issues and in particular claims that the acquisition of shares in the company by Alan Davis Group Pty Ltd, Network Ltd and Cole Kablow Superannuation Pty Ltd were all in breach of the insider trading provisions ...

Greenspan says US economy in broad expansion, rates uncertain

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2004
Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said on Tuesday the US economy is in a broad, jobs-rich expansion and he could not rule out steeper-than-expected interest rate increases. \"Not only has economic activity quickened, but the expansion has become ...