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Profits surge as Perpetual outlines strategic shift

Announcing a 29% jump in net operating profit, Perpetual has also unveiled a new business strategy for the group focusing on developing a more balanced portfolio and creating new sources of growth. "The initiatives commenced to develop a more balanced ...

Resources ready to power the ASX 200 in 04/05

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2004
The resources boom will continue to drive the S&P/ASX 200 index in the year ahead as supply restrictions drive a second phase of growth, according to analysts. The consensus of market experts in CommSec\'s latest industry quarterly estimate the S&P/ASX ...

Vanguard supports removal of News Corp

Going against the tide of many high-profile voices, Vanguard Investments said it supported the removal of News Corp from the domestic Standard & Poor's share price indices saying the media giant was essentially a US company anyway and its removal from ...

Aust Senate passes low-income super bill

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2004
Around one million low-income earners will be eligible for superannuation co-contribution payments from the government under new laws passed by parliament on Wednesday. The Australian Democrats yesterday voted with the government in the Senate to pass ...

WRAP: Overnight debt and forex

The US Treasury market ended mixed [overnight], after a major rout on Friday prompted by unexpectedly strong April employment data. The short end of the yield curve clawed back only a small part of the 0.25% rises in yield on Friday, but the long end ...

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 ...

Leap year boosts February retail figures: Cashcard

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2004
An extra day thanks to the leap year helped Australian retail spending levels nudge higher in February but the shortest month in the calendar remains the lowest one for turnover, research found. The Cashcard Retail Activity Index showed retail spending ...

Inventories up 0.3% in December quarter: ABS

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2004
The estimate of income from sales by manufacturers in the December quarter, in seasonally adjusted chain volume measures, rose 0.6% to $70.505 billion, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. This is 0.5% higher than a year ago. Estimated income from ...

Capital expenditure in line with strong Q4 growth

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2004
A rise in the amount businesses spent on capital equipment in the December quarter bodes well for strong economic growth but as spending intentions soften growth will slow, economists said. Real private capital expenditure rose 2% in volume terms, seasonally ...