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Inflation likely to decline further over coming year: RBA

Inflation is expected to fall in 2004 before rising again the following year, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said today. "Inflation is likely to decline further over the coming year, and could fall as low as 1.5 per cent, before returning to around ...

Lifetrack director on hold for five years: ASIC

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has accepted enforceable undertakings from Barry Egan, a former director of Lifetrack Management, which is a trustee of the AM Pooled Superannuation Trust. The undertakings require Egan to not act  ...

Strong A$ not all bad news for exporters: CommSec

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2004
A report on the way a strong Aussie dollar affects share prices has challenged conventional wisdom that it is bad for exporters, saying resource shares can gain value alongside a muscular local currency. The CommSec report argues the impact of the stronger ...

ASIC says most roll-over funds need to improve disclosure

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2004
A review of eligible superannuation roll-over funds (ERFs) by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has found most need to improve disclosure to members about fees and charges. ASIC also said greater consumer awareness of ERFs ...

Credit quality on the turn, says S&P

The pace of deterioration in the credit quality of Australian and New Zealand companies slowed in late 2003 and may signal improvement on the way for 2004. That is the conclusion of a report from ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P), which said credit ...

ASIC begins investigation into NAB options trading

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2004
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has started an investigation into rogue trading at the National Australia Bank. ASIC said it will investigate whether there have been any contraventions of the Corporations Act at NAB's foreign ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2004
The Australian dollar extended yesterday's rally after comments from European officials again failed to convince the market they would act to stem the euro's rise against the United States dollar. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7718/23 ...

Treasurer praises departing ASIC chairman

The outgoing Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman, David Knott, is taking leave prior to his resignation at the end of the year, the Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has announced. "Under Mr Knott's leadership, ASIC has proven ...

ASIC releases SRI guidelines to facilitate product disclosure

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released guidelines for the inclusion of information relating to labour standards, and environmental and ethical factors in the product disclosure statements (PDSs) of investment products. ...

ASIC grants AFSL exemption to financial counselling agencies

... and the relevant agencies cannot operate in businesses beyond the scope of this exemption. The Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA) commenced on 11 March 2002 with a two-year transition period that ends on 10 March 2004. The FSR reforms introduce a new ...