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Argo Investments posts 22% rise in net profit

Equity investment company Argo Investments Ltd today said that it believed there were some indications of a mild economic upturn in the year ahead, after reporting a 21.9 per cent rise in annual net profit. The group today reported net profit of $74.583 ...

Assirt appoints Ibbetson managing director to replace Saunders

Ratings house ASSIRT has appointed Simon Ibbetson as managing director to replace Caroline Saunders, following her sudden departure in July. ASSIRT's head of sales, Rebecca Jacques, assumed the role of acting head while the ratings company searched ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares make solid gains

The Australian share market traded higher in the morning session, following a mixed performance overnight in major international markets. Late in the morning the All Ordinaries had advanced 15 points to 3,133.6. But while gains were fairly broad-based ...

Unemployment rate rises marginally in July

The unemployment rate across Australia rose from 6.1 per cent in June to 6.2% in July, or from 620,000 to 626,900, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. The ABS also said that employment figures revealed that there were 55,200 less people ...

Afternoon market wrap: Local shares lose ground in late trade

The Australian share market pared earlier gains in the afternoon session, with AMP remaining the major drag on the All Ordinaries. The besieged financial services group ended the day off 40c, at $4.35, after leaked reports of possible compliance breaches ...

Two committed to stand trial on Bo Long charges

Donna Tung Sing Ho and Mark Andrew Sweeney have appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court, and been committed to stand trial on charges laid by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Ms Ho has been charged with six counts of dishonestly ...

Shares, dollar help pooled fund returns in July: Mercer

The median return from the Mercer survey of pooled funds was 2.2% in July, Mercer Investment Consulting announced today. The return over the past year was 3.2%, the consultant said. The result was helped by the Australian equity market, which returned ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks, bonds end lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2003
US stocks slumped overnight, driven lower by renewed rises in bond yields and a disappointing earnings report from Cisco Systems Inc. The bond market was undermined by a poor response to the first leg of the Treasury's quarterly refunding, and a report ...

ORIX Australia launches $230 million securitisation issue

Macquarie Bank Ltd announced today that ORIX Australia Corporation Ltd is launching a $230 million automobile and equipment backed securitisation issue under its Eden Park Trust programme. Macquarie is the arranger and lead manager for the issue. ORIX ...

ACCC welcomes issue of Insurance Report

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has welcomed the Federal Government's issuing of the ACCC's Public liability and professional indemnity insurance monitoring report - July 2003. The report is the first in a series of four reports ...