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Two new appointments for Standard & Poor's

... support the analytical team and assist surveillance of rated funds as a research assistant. "At a time when other research houses are shedding staff, Standard & Poor's remains committed to growing our presence in the retail market," said Standard & Poor's ...

Report calls for tougher limits on RBA board members

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2004
... David Hawker said the ban should be extended to cover financial intermediaries including brokers, advisers and investment houses.

Broking houses downgrade CBA after full year result

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2004
Broking houses were marking down their earnings estimates for Commonwealth Bank of Australia for 2005 after Wednesday's full year earnings fell short of market expectations. Chief executive David Murray unveiled a whopping 28% rise in CBA\'s full year ...

Investment, broking houses put red pencil through bank stocks

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2004
Investment houses were putting the red pencil through banking stocks yesterday as the reverberations of last week\'s National Australia Bank profit downgrade continued to be felt. Since chief executive John Stewart stunned the market last Wednesday ...

Aust building activity up 0.6% in March quarter: ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2004
... was up 3.8% on the same period last year. In a sign of the continuing strength of the housing sector, the bureau said new houses were up 4.4% to $4.7 billion, a figure only bettered once previously. Other new dwellings fell 1.4% from last quarter\'s ...

Durack jumps ship to Perpetual

... Towers Perrin. Durack will be responsible for overseeing technical research relationships with asset consultants, research houses and a number of wholesale clients, Perpetual said in a statement released yesterday. Perpetual general manager of wholesale ...

ATO to review deductions for commercial property: report

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2004
... capital allowances for residential investments, a measure that will cut the tax deductions claimed by investors on new houses and apartments by up to 25% from 1 July.

Aust building approvals fall 4.4% in March - ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
... said approvals were 2.3% lower than the same time last year, allowing for seasonal influences. But approvals for private houses rose 2.3% on the back of strong increases in Victoria (8.4%) and Queensland (4.2%). Approvals for townhouses and apartments ...

Building work jumps in December quarter: ABS

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2004
... exceeded only by the June quarter 2000. New residential building work rose 6.1% to $6.89 billion, driven by work on new houses, which rose 6.8% to a three-and-a-half year high. Alterations and additions rose 3.9% to a record $1.3 billion. Non-residential ...

News Corp appoints directors

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2004
... country of incorporation to the US by the end of 2004 in the hope of attracting a funding influx from leading investment houses.