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ETrade records 700% net profit increase for 2003/04

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2004
Online broker ETrade Australia today announced a preliminary unaudited net profit increase of 700% for 2003/04 backed by improved market confidence. The company said net profit for the year was $9.6 million, up from $1.2 million the previous year, and ...

Rivkin vows to fight claims heading for the federal court

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2004
... proposed cross-claim which the three defendants have said they will seek leave to file in the Federal Court of Australia today. \"The proposed cross-claims raise a number of issues and in particular claims that the acquisition of shares in the company ...

Australian-Thai FTA signed

Thailand and Australia today signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with confidence growing it will deepened Australia\'s economic links with South East Asia. Prime ministers Thaksin Shinawatra and John Howard signed the deal, along with several other ...

Aust interest rates on hold in June - RBA

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2004
Homebuyers have been spared higher mortgage repayments after the Reserve Bank of Australia today left interest rates on hold for the sixth month in a row. In a widely-expected move, the central bank announced the official cash rate would remain at 5.25% ...

Rothschild releases unique forestry investment project

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2004
Rothschild Australia today announced the release of its forestry investment project, the Australian Forestry Management (AFM) 2004 Tumut Softwood Project. The project combines an investment in a commercial softwood plantation in the Tumut-Tumbarumba ...

Commonwealth Bank appoints new head of institutional banking

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia today said it had appointed Ian Saines to head up institutional banking and institutional and business services. Mr Saines\'s appointment to the position of executive general manager of the bank\'s institutional division ...

Market Wrap

... day ahead, was three points lower at 3451, with 415 contracts traded. There is no economic news of note out of Australia today. BHP Billiton will be in focus early on as it publishes its quarterly production update. Rio Tinto will also be watched as ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2004
... trading for the day ahead, was 16 points lower at 3451, with 778 contracts traded. There is no economic news out of Australia today but the equities highlight is bound to be Telstra Corp's third quarter figures. Analysts expect Telstra's overall revenues ...

Interest rates remain on hold in April

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
... Homebuyers can look forward to the Easter break without fear of higher mortgage repayments after the Reserve Bank of Australia today left interest rates on hold. The official cash rate will remain at 5.25%, where it has been since December, leaving standard ...

RBA leaves cash rate at 5.25%

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia today did not change the cash rate which remains at 5.25%. The decision marks the second consecutive meeting in which the board left interest rates unchanged, after the central bank lifted interest rates in both November ...