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Higher budget surplus has little economic implications: HSBC economist

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
A better than expected budget surplus was not necessarily an indication that the economy was performing stronger than expected, according to economists. Australia's 2002/03 Budget produced a final surplus of $7.5 billion, compared to the $3.9 billion ...

Afternoon market wrap: Nikkei inches up despite earthquake

... preliminary magnitude of 8 rocked Hokkaido before dawn, injuring nearly 250 people, derailing a train and triggering an industrial fire. The Australian dollar closed weaker today but remained comfortably in its new-found range, well supported on the ...

Senator Coonan claims Labor's Senator Sherry has 'hole in his logic'

Senator Helen Coonan, the federal minister for revenue and the assistant treasurer, fired her own broadside in the continuing saga of verbal battles between her office and that of opposition Senator Nick Sherry, in replying to recent criticism by Senator ...

Labor fires another broadside in continuing tirade on Government super policies

The opposition Labor party has claimed that the Liberals' super package announced on Sunday 7 September has a $250 million funding hole. The shadow minister for retirement incomes and savings, Senator Nick Sherry, in his continuing tirade against the ...

ANZ responds to NZ poor management report

... reputation for looking after its customers. ANZ, which is attempting to buy the National Bank of New Zealand, came under fire in a report in New Zealand's National Business Review. An unnamed Auckland commercial lawyer claimed business customers were ...

ACA statement draws fire from AFA

A statement about life insurance made by Catherine Woltuizen, chief policy officer of the Australian Consumers Association, has drawn fierce criticism from financial advisers. "I am stunned that Catherine Woltuizen should claim that young families with ...

Midday market wrap: Shares drift lower

... glad to see any move to the upside, no matter how small. The stock was trading at $5.08 at lunch, a gain of $0.03. Under-fire Tower lost a further $0.01 to $1.27. All Ordinaries: 2961.50 (-4.80) Dow Jones: 8601.38 (+7.36) NASDAQ: 1510.09 (+2.54) FTSE-100 ...

Planners concede need for tighter policing: Adviser Ratings

... ACA/ASIC report would have "a negative effect on public confidence." The Financial Planning Association (FPA) also came under fire. 84.5% of those surveyed said that its media performance had been "less than good" following the release of the ACA/ASIC ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries heads south, AMP steadies

... Fernando The All Ordinaries drifted 0.44% lower in trading this morning following the trend set on Wall Street overnight. Under-fire AMP at last found some support following recent sharp falls, moving $0.01 higher to $6.78. Meanwhile the dollar hit a ...

Wallis turns down $1.6 million AMP retirement allowance

Paul Cully Former AMP chairman Stan Wallis, under fire last week for bringing forward his resignation from the company five months ahead of schedule, today said that he would be refusing a $1.6 million retirement allowance. "Mr Wallis said that his ...