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Growth funds post negative returns in November: Mercer

The median growth fund delivered a return of -0.7 per cent in November, according to the latest survey of pooled funds by Mercer Investment Consulting. The negative return followed a 2.02% fall in the S&P/ASX 300 during the month and what Mercer described ...

Rate hike expected, more to come: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2003
Australia's central bank is expected to increase interest rates again in February, after a strengthening global and domestic economy sparked an 0.25 percentage point hike today, according to economists. They said the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) ...

MLC receives 13 AFS licenses

MLC, the National Australia Bank Group's wealth management arm, has been given an early Christmas gift from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), with the regulator issuing 13 Australian Financial Services (AFS) licenses to enable ...

Secretary to Treasurer confirms no extension to AFS licence deadline

With less than four months remaining until the end of the transition to the Financial Services Reform (FSR) Act, the Federal Government has continued to remind financial sector participants about the need to apply for their licences promptly, the Parliamentary ...

Macquarie DDR Trust to list on ASX today

The Macquarie DDR Trust, which invests in North American community shopping centres, is set to list on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) today, under the code MDT. The offer closed fully subscribed by a mix of institutional and retail investors. The ...

Afternoon market wrap: shares close firmer

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2003
The Australian share market closed firmer today, as resource stocks led the march higher after gains on offshore markets overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 20.5 points higher at 3192.0 while the all ordinaries index added 21.7 points to ...

Two disqualified directors sentenced following ASIC probe

Separate investigations by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have led to the sentencing of two NSW company directors, charged with managing a corporation whilst disqualified. David Christopher Novak, also known as David Jovcevski ...

Investec adds property specialist to Brisbane team

Investec have added property expert John Hollamby to its Brisbane team, effective from today, the boutique investment bank has announced. Mr Hollamby was formerly the head of Property and Construction Finance for ANZ in Brisbane, and had been with ANZ ...

Zurich receives last of eight AFS licenses

Zurich Financial Services Australia (ZSFA) today announced it had received the last of its eight Australian Financial Services licenses from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The licences cover ZSFA businesses across managed ...

Costello announces appointments to FSAC

The Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has announced the appointments of Axiss Australia executive general manager David Kent and AXA Asia-Pacific Holdings group chief executive Les Owen to the Financial Sector Advisory Council (FSAC). He also announced ...