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NSW government to run $300 million deficit in 2004-2005

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
... approximately $300 million in 2004-2005, Treasurer Michael Egan said today. Egan also announced a 2.25% stamp duty levy on the sale of properties, except for farms and principle residences. Overall, the treasurer said $365 million would be saved through ...

Business expectations stay flat for quarter ahead: survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
Business expectations remain flat for the quarter ahead, as the outlook for profits and sales stay at 12 month lows, a new survey has revealed. The latest Dun & Bradstreet National Business Expectations Survey showed executives' expectations for the ...

Vehicle sales remain strong

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
New car and truck sales jumped 13% in Australia last month, continuing the strong run of results for the auto industry. In its latest VFACTS bulletin today the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries said 86,046 new vehicles were sold in March, 9,933 ...

Manufacturing shows strong demand in March quarter: survey

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2004
Australia's manufacturing sector continues to show strong demand in the March quarter, according to a new index. The inaugural Sensis and Australian Business Manufacturing and Allied Services Index also showed the rise of the Australian dollar had constrained ...

Retail sales up 0.1% in February: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
... last year, at $15.76 billion. But the monthly rise was smaller than economists' expectations, dragged down by a fall in the sale of household goods and spending on hospitality and services. Household goods dropped 0.9%, in line with a slowing in the ...

Institutions expected to back Pacific Brands bookbuild

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2004
... brands including Berlei and Bonds, as "stunning". Retail investors were likely to have to be scaled back to make room for the sale of shares in the institutional offer. But the retail response would probably force the normal 60:40 institutional/retail ...

Cashcard shareholders approve sale of company

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2004
Shareholders in Australia's largest automatic teller machine (ATM) provider, Cashcard Australia, yesterday approved the sale of the company to United States-based First Data Corp. Cashcard said that shareholders had approved a scheme of arrangement ...

Lend Lease sells US Value Enhancement Fund

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2004
Lend Lease Corporation today announced that it had completed the sale of its Value Enhancement Fund (VEF) management platform to an affiliate of Apollo Real Estate Management LP for $US9.2 million ($A12 million). Lend Lease is retaining approximately ...

Challenger says divests non core property assets

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
... financial services company Challenger Financial Services Group Ltd said today it has entered into unconditional contracts for the sale of 11 properties to Cromwell Corporation Ltd for $152 million. Challenger said this is an increase of $22 million ...

First Mortgage launches mortgage securitisation program

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
... manager. This is the second public issue out of the Firstmac Mortgage Securitisation Programme, following the successful first sale in August 2003, Macquarie Bank said in a statement. ANZ Banking Group is co-manager of the deal which is in three tranches. ...