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Prospect of more rate hikes focuses households on debt reduction

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2004
Higher interest rates and the prospect of further hikes have focused Australian households on debt reduction, a new report has found. The March quarter ING-Melbourne Institute Household Savings and Investment Report, released today, shows that people ...

Wesfarmers issues $300 million of medium term notes

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2004
Wesfarmers has issued a total $300 million of medium term notes to repay existing borrowings and apply to general funding, the company said in a statement. Wesfarmers sold $210 million of unsecured fixed rate notes maturing March 30, 2009, at 41 basis ...

FKP announces completion of $47 million institutional placement

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2004
Property investor FKP Ltd today announced it has successfully completed an institutional placement of approximately $47 million. The new equity raised will be used to lower gearing following the acquisitions of an 85% stake in listed retirement village ...

DEWR skilled vacancies fall 0.2% in March

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2004
Vacancies for skilled workers slipped 0.2% in March but remained 5.4% higher than the same time last year, official figures showed today. The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) said its skilled vacancies index fell to 111 in March  ...

Promina announces $250 million reset preference shares

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2004
Insurer Promina Group said today that it had today made an offer of up to $250 million in reset preference shares as part of its long term capital management program. CFO Harold Bentley said the RPS offer was part of the group's long term capital management ...

Manufacturing continues to expand in March quarter: survey

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2004
Australian manufacturing activity continued to expand in the March quarter of 2004, despite easing from late 2003, a survey showed. The Australian Industry Group PricewaterhouseCoopers Quarterly Survey of Australian Manufacturing showed the net balance ...

Challenger sells $71 million forestry assets to Great Southern

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2004
Challenger Financial Services Group today announced it had entered into an arrangement with Great Southern Plantations (GSP) for the rights and obligations to acquire approximately 84,000 hectares of forestry assets. Under the terms of the arrangement ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2004
The Australian dollar opened little changed, supported above 74 US cents by the rise in base metals and commodity prices and relatively high interest rates. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7411/16 compared with yesterday's close ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
The Australian dollar gained after the United States Federal Reserve kept its target interest rate steady and said it can be "patient" in keeping the rate slow to spur jobs growth, driving the US dollar lower. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
The Australian dollar gained after a choppy night of trading and looks to be forming a base at around $US0.7255, after falling there late on Friday. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7360/65 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7343/48. ...