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Analysts rush to upgrade AMP forecasts after guidance rise

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2004
AMP's $100 million upgrade to its earnings guidance caught the share market on the hop yesterday, leading to a flock of estimate revisions by investment analysts. Citigroup Smith Barney raised its forecast for AMP's core earnings by $93 million to $614 ...

FTA $4 billion benefit figure should be revised: expert

The government needed to revise a $4 billion figure it used to quantify economic benefits of the Australia-US free trade agreement (FTA), an international economist said today. In recent days, some ministers have put the economic benefit of the deal ...

NAB sells AMP, St George shares to offset rogue trading

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2004
National Australia Bank (NAB) will sell its stakes in AMP, HHG and St George Bank Ltd for a profit of about $450 million, offsetting the $360 million loss from the rogue trading scandal. NAB made the surprise announcement of its massive share sales ...

Winchcombe Carson robustified by AFS compliance: IOOF

The Winchcombe Carson dealer group has successfully transitioned to its Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence, resulting in a more robust and compliant back office for its advisers, IOOF has announced. "Winchcombe Carson was one of the first dealer ...

Retail trade and hospitality services increase 1.2% to $15.57 billion in October: ABS

Retail trade and hospitality services in Australia was valued at $15.57 billion for October, which represents a rise of 1.2 per cent on the figures for September, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. The bureau said that the value of ...

Building approvals increase 1.6% to 16,264 units in October: ABS

The number of building approvals in Australia during October had risen 1.6 per cent to 16,264 units, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. Building approvals for private sector houses during October was 10,521, which is a rise of 9.2% ...

Business investment likely to keep rising: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
Business investment was likely to keep rising in 2003/04, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said capital expenditure rose 4.1 per cent in the September quarter to $13.9 billion, with spending on building and structures ...

Lend Lease at ease with market forecasts on 2004 profit

Construction and real estate group Lend Lease Corporation Ltd said today it was comfortable with market consensus forecasts of $230 million in post-tax operating profit for 2004. Lend Lease managing director and chief executive officer Greg Clarke told ...

Budget surplus already at $337 million: DOFA

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
The federal Budget was more than $300 million in the black after the first two months of the 2003/04 financial year, new figures showed today. The Department of Finance and Administration (DOFA) said the underlying cash balance for the year to date ...

Overseas visitor arrivals rise 8.8% for July to 394,100: ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today released data on overseas visitor arrivals and departures for July, revealing that short-term visitor arrivals to Australia increased 8.8 per cent to 394,100 from June to July 2003. The estimate of short-term ...