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APRA approves Host-Plus trustee

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has granted a licence to Host Plus Pty Ltd (Host Plus) as an approved trustee of public offer superannuation funds and re-instated it as trustee of the HOST-PLUS Superannuation Fund (the Fund). APRA ...

NM Rothschild reports 8% fall in operating profits

Privately-held UK investment bank NM Rothschild reported an 8 percent fall in operating profits in the year ending March 2003, as cost cuts stemmed a decline that saw profits fall 30% last year. In a report published on its Web site, Rothschild said ...

Wattle director pleads guilty to 48 charges: ASIC

Robert Edward Corbett, a director of the Brisbane-based Anscor Pty Ltd (Anscor), has pleaded guilty in the Brisbane District Court to 48 charges of being knowingly concerned in the promotion of prescribed interests, in contravention of the Corporations ...

Government calls for inquiry into housing affordability

The Government has asked the Productivity Commission to inquire into the affordability and availability of housing for families and individuals wishing to purchase their first home, Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has announced. "The Commonwealth Government ...

ASIC obtains undertakings over misleading website

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced it has obtained undertakings from Rural & General Insurance Broking Pty Ltd (Broking), and Rural & General International Insurance Ltd (International) in the Federal Court in ...

Victorian man pleads not guilty to fraud charges

Ian Thomas Paterson of Croydon, Victoria, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of fraud brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The charges, brought before the Hobart Magistrates Court, follow an investigation by ASIC ...

Morningstar awards three stars to Zurich

Morningstar has given a three star rating to Zurich Financial Services in Australia for its latest international equities sector strength rating released today. The research house has cited Zurich's innovative thinking and stock selection, the experience ...

Senator Sherry highlights the need for action on the back of poor super stats

The Shadow Minister for Retirement Incomes and Savings, Senator Nick Sherry, has said that poor returns, high taxes and corporate collapses are hurting superannuation fund members, citing new figures highlighting a continued decline in member contributions. ...

Lowest quarterly consumer price movement in four years: ABS

The latest figures on the Australian consumer price index (CPI) for the June quarter revealed the lowest quarterly movement since the March quarter of 1999, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. With a nil change in the CPI for all groups ...

Australia's economic growth rate to pick up: Westpac

The latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity has predicted that Australia's economic growth rate is likely to pick up in the first half of 2004. The index shows the likely pace of economic activity for six to nine months ...