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RBA to look to wages data for inflation outlook

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2004
Figures out today will give the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) an indication if it needs to tackle potential wages inflation when it meets on interest rates next month. Earlier this month the RBA warned that the strength of the labour market may boost ...

AXA says positioned to benefit further from strong equity market

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
AXA Asia Pacific Holdings said today the company was positioned to continue to benefit from strong equity markets and improved economic conditions in the United States, Australasia, Hong Kong and China. AXA booked a net profit of $926 million in the ...

Australian United Investment reports profit jump

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
Australian United Investment Company said dividends received through participation in share buy back schemes had contributed to a significant rise in first half net profit for 2003-2004. The equities investment group said revenue for the half year to ...

IOOF CEO says group will exceed prospectus forecast

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
Newly-listed funds manager IOOF Ltd is confident it can exceed its prospectus forecast for 2003-2004 after yesterday announcing its half year net profit more than doubled. IOOF posted a net profit of $11.5 million, up from $5.1 million previously, struck ...

Rising dollar, interest rates good for Challenger profit

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2004
Challenger Financial Services Group said today that it was a very different company to the one that existed nine months ago after reporting a pro-forma net profit of $33 million for the first half. Challenger reported a net profit for the six months ...

Sydney median house price hits $500,000 in December: REI

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2004
The median price of a house in Sydney reached $500,000 in the December quarter 2003, according to figures released today by the Real Estate Institute (REI) of New South Wales. Prices in the state's capital increased 6.4% from the September quarter.

Perth-based director found not guilty of insider trading

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2004
The investment watchdog today said Perth-based company director Robert Paul Martin had been found not guilty of insider trading in shares of Roehampton Resources NL. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said Martin was acquitted ...

Margin lending for direct share investment rises: St George

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2004
Margin lending for direct investment in the share market picked up in the December quarter, according to St George Bank head of margin lending, Andrew Black. Black said Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) data showed there had been a move towards borrowing ...

Credit card charges hit record $14.7 billion in December

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2004
Australia's Christmas credit card binge hit record levels in December as consumers ignored rising interest rates in favour of spending up big, figures released today show. Australians put an all-time record $14.68 billion on the plastic in December  ...

Commonwealth Property Office Fund will meet earnings forecast

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2004
Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA) today said it would achieve its full year earnings and distribution forecasts despite a weakening in net property income expectations. It booked a net profit of $67.7 million for the six months to December 31 ...