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Banking complaints low despite transactions increase: ASIC

Complaints against banks decreased last year despite an explosion in the number of transactions, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said today in its annual monitoring report on the banking, credit union and building society ...

Tower boosts cash levels to meet APRA demands

Tower Limited today announced that it has completed a capital restructure to meet solvency requirements imposed by the Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority (APRA) on its Australian operations. "Tower Australia now has a fully restored capital ...

Australians continue shift to property investment: report

Australians are increasingly favouring property as an investment option, according to the March quarterly report on saving trends carried out by ING and the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. The report said that over 32 per ...

AMP Shopping Centre Trust announces 5.5% growth

AMP Shopping Centre Trust (ART) today announced that it had recorded sales growth of 5.5 per cent in February, with its discount department stores registering an increase in sales of 6.7%, while its department stores recorded a rise of 1% in sales and ...

Inadequate returns deter super top-ups: survey

In its March 2003 quarterly report, ING Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research that found 10.5 per cent of Australian households would hesitate to invest more in superannuation due to inadequate returns. Of the 1,200 respondents ...

Australians snub employer super while bank deposits increase: ING

More Australians would prefer to put their money in a bank, credit union or building society compared to two years ago, according to research carried out by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research for ING. 12.9% of respondents ...

ASIC releases revised AFS licence conditions

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today released revised Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence conditions to reflect the updated Policy Statements (PS) 166 and 146, the documents that set out the minimum training standards ...

Steady RBA policy on interest rates likely to continue: St George

John Fernando The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is only likely to cut interest rates only if it sees that any weakening in the global economy flowing through to the domestic landscape, St George Bank said in March report. It added that the likely ...

Investor Group secures second Stockford acquisition

Paul Cully Investor Group today announced that it had bought Stockford's accounting and financial planning business in Richmond in a part cash part equity deal, making it the second Melbourne-based acquisition in under a week. Investor Group has agreed ...

Centro announces $1.32 billion move for AMP Shopping Centre Trust

Paul Cully Listed property trust Centro today acquired 19.9% of units in AMP Shopping Centre Trust (ART) and promptly followed up the acquisition with an off-market bid to take the remaining units, valuing ART at approximately $1.32 billion. "We believe ...