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Jap economy to grow faster than expected in 2004-2005: BoJ

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2004
Japan\'s central bank said on Tuesday it expects the economy to grow faster than its earlier forecasts in the current fiscal year, but consumer prices were seen marginally lower, in line with its estimates. \"Japan\'s economy is expected to gather stronger ...

One-year returns for super funds jump 13.2%

Preliminary performance figures for superannuation funds for the year to June 30 have shown that one-year returns have jumped by an estimated average 13.2% since end June 2003, when returns had an 0% average. The performance data, released by Rainmaker ...

Deutsche Asset Management launch first new income fund

Deutsche Asset Management announced on Monday the launch of its income fund, the first in a series of specialist income funds to be launched by Deutsche Asset Management. The fund is a domestic, open-ended unlisted unit trust that aims to produce consistent ...

Newspaper and internet job ads rise in June: ANZ

The number of Australian job advertisements in both newspapers and on the internet rose in June, although employment growth is expected to slow in the second half of 2004, a new survey has shown. The latest ANZ Job Advertisements series found the number ...

Bumper year for ASX

The Australian Stock Exchange released its financial year-end statistics yesterday, recording an annual 16.8% increase in the value of the benchmark S&P/ASX-200 and a 17.7% increase in the smaller All Ordinaries index. The sharemarket posted a new record ...

Investors win damages case for bad advice

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2004
A group of investors has won a damages action in a Victorian court against a financial advisory service, claiming losses of up to $30 million in investment schemes. In a judgment handed down yesterday in the Victorian Supreme Court, Justice Phillip ...

Skandia appoints Borysiewicz head of distribution

Skandia announced on Tuesday the appointment of Richard Borysiewicz to the role of head of distribution replacing Charles Magro who has since been appointed head of product and strategy. Borysiewicz is currently managing director of institutional sales ...

HBOS appoints former Westpac exec to head Australian unit

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2004
United Kingdom-based bank HBOS has appointed Westpac Banking Corp\'s former head of institutional banking, David Willis, to head up its new Australian operation. The appointment would take effect from 1 July, and Willis would \"be leading the group\'s ...

ASIC to release paper on dollar disclosure rules

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2004
The investment watchdog will soon release a paper outlining its approach to new fee disclosure regulations, introduced by the government. The "dollar disclosure" regulations, unveiled last Thursday, mean financial licensees and product issuers must ...

ASIC announces changes to financial reporting standards

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) yesterday announced changes to its financial reporting standards, removing the requirement for some wholly-owned subsidiary companies, the company directors and professional advisers to seek ...