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Consumer sentiment rises in April

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
Australian consumer sentiment has risen in April, with households feeling confident about their personal financial outlook. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment rose by 1.1% in April to 115.4, seasonally adjusted, from 114.2 in ...

March inflation remain subdued

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 APR 2004
Prices of consumer goods and services rose by 0.3% in March to be 2.1% higher than a year earlier, according to the TD Securities/Melbourne Institute monthly inflation gauge. TD Securities chief strategist Stephen Koukoulas said the 0.3% gain overstates ...

Retail spending growth stalls in March: Cashcard

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 APR 2004
Australian consumers are cooling their love affair with spending and growth has stalled, according to the Cashcard Retail Activity Index for March. The seasonally adjusted index was unchanged in March following growth of 0.3% in February and 0.8% in ...

IOOF appoints new managing director

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2004
Shares in financial services group IOOF Holdings jumped almost 3% yesterday with the appointment of former JP Morgan banker Ron Dewhurst as new managing director. Australian-born Dewhurst was most recently head of Americas for JP Morgan Fleming Asset ...

Macquarie ProLogis to buy 90% stake in six US properties

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2004
Macquarie ProLogis Trust said today it would acquire a 90% stake in six industrial properties in the United States, to further enhance its portfolio. The property trust said the acquisitions would cost $US34.4 million ($A46.66 million) and said additional ...

Prospect of more rate hikes focuses households on debt reduction

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2004
Higher interest rates and the prospect of further hikes have focused Australian households on debt reduction, a new report has found. The March quarter ING-Melbourne Institute Household Savings and Investment Report, released today, shows that people ...

Elders Finance reports drop in profit

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2004
Elders Finance reported operating profit before tax of $9.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2003, down from the $10.8 million posted in the same period the year earlier. Total operating revenue for the six months was up 15.7%, from $36.3 ...

FPA projects $2 million deficit, plans to scrap education services

Preparation for the Financial Services Reform Act has been very costly for the Financial Planning Association (FPA), chairman Steve Helmich revealed yesterday. Releasing unaudited half-year results, the FPA projected a deficit of $2 million for the ...

Manufacturing continues to expand in March quarter: survey

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2004
Australian manufacturing activity continued to expand in the March quarter of 2004, despite easing from late 2003, a survey showed. The Australian Industry Group PricewaterhouseCoopers Quarterly Survey of Australian Manufacturing showed the net balance ...

Home loan affordability lowest in over eight years

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2004
Home loan affordability across Australia was at its lowest in more than eight years at the end of 2003, making it even more difficult for first home buyers to enter the property market. During the December quarter of 2003, home loan affordability in ...