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Home lending falls off in December

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2004
New home loans fell for the third month in a row in December as back-to-back interest rate hikes began to bite. But economists said the fall would not be enough to deter the Reserve Bank from raising rates again in coming months, given the overall strength ...

Inflation likely to decline further over coming year: RBA

Inflation is expected to fall in 2004 before rising again the following year, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said today. "Inflation is likely to decline further over the coming year, and could fall as low as 1.5 per cent, before returning to around ...

Rivkin withdraws Parole Board appeal

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2004
Lawyers for Rene Rivkin have withdrawn their appeal to the NSW Parole Board which was to have been heard this afternoon, the Department of Corrective Services said. Corrective Services Commissioner Ron Woodham confirmed his direction that Rivkin was ...

Strong A$ not all bad news for exporters: CommSec

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2004
A report on the way a strong Aussie dollar affects share prices has challenged conventional wisdom that it is bad for exporters, saying resource shares can gain value alongside a muscular local currency. The CommSec report argues the impact of the stronger ...

Credit quality on the turn, says S&P

The pace of deterioration in the credit quality of Australian and New Zealand companies slowed in late 2003 and may signal improvement on the way for 2004. That is the conclusion of a report from ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P), which said credit ...

Fraudsters target Westpac net banking customers

Westpac Bank's internet banking customers have been targeted yet again by fraudsters hoping to gain their banking details. Customers are sent a fraudulent email which directs them to a bogus website where they are asked to provide their security details. ...

Corporate credit outlook stable for 2004

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2004
Credit quality in Australia and New Zealand should stabilise in 2004 after a spike in corporate ratings downgrades last year, according to ratings agency Standard & Poor's. "The credit environment appears to have stabilized, with the majority of rated ...

ATO draft ruling casts doubt on buyback structure

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2004
Capital loss benefits for shareholders involved in share buybacks could be reduced following a draft ruling from the Australian Tax Office. The Australian Financial Review reported the ATO's draft determination, released yesterday, raised concerns that ...

ASIC launches inquiry into super funds

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2004
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has launched an inquiry into superannuation funds. Seventy-two Australian fund managers have had their investment practices examined as part of an inquiry into possible market manipulation ...

ASIC releases SRI guidelines to facilitate product disclosure

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released guidelines for the inclusion of information relating to labour standards, and environmental and ethical factors in the product disclosure statements (PDSs) of investment products. ...