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Rans former finance manager charged

A former finance manager has been charged following an investigation by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) into the collapse of Rans Management Group Pty Ltd. David Easden, of Victoria, faces a total of five charges under the ...

Morning Market Wrap: International markets gain; Dollar weaker

The Australian share market is likely to move higher following gains in international markets overnight. By 0738 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange the December share price index contract, a key indicator of trading for the day ahead, was six points ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Stronger employment figures push ASX to highs

The Australian share market hit a fresh 16-month high today as resource giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto pushed higher and investors welcomed stronger-than-expected unemployment figures. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index climbed 8.2 points higher to ...

Investa ups distribution forecast

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
Listed property trust Investa Property Group Ltd has upped its distribution forecast for 2003/04 to 16.5 cents. The group had previously forecast the full year distribution to be 16.2 cents per unit. Investa chairman Ian Payne told unitholders at the ...

Low rainfall sparks hopes of high insurance earnings

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
Relatively low levels of rain in recent months have sparked hopes of three of Australia's top insurers producing even better than expected earnings in the coming year. Analysts at UBS have upgraded their earnings estimates for Promina Group Ltd, Insurance ...

Debtor finances industry hits $20 billion

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
Australia's debtor finance industry turned over more than $20 billion last financial year in a milestone result, new statistics have shown. The latest figures from the Institute for Factors and Discounters found total turnover for the industry increased ...

Kerrie Kelly takes FPA top job

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has appointed of Kerrie Kelly as its new chief executive. FPA chairman Steve Helmich announced the new appointment, as he was officially opening the FPA's annual convention and expo in Adelaide today Ms Kelly ...

Investors stick to property, despite lure of rising sharemarkets: ING

Despite the lure of rising sharemarkets, investors have decided to stay focused on property investment and debt reduction, the latest ING Melbourne Institute Household Savings and Investment Report for the September quarter revealed today. For the second ...

Interest rates remain on hold: RBA

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2003
Homebuyers can breathe easy after the Reserve Bank of Australia today left interest rates on hold for the 16th month in a row. Economists are expecting the central bank to start raising rates as early as December as the world economy shows signs of ...

RBA expected to hold rates, but hikes will come

Australia's effervescent economy will force interest rates to rise soon but most economists think the Reserve Bank will wait for further evidence of a global upswing before hiking rates. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has kept rates on hold for ...