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NZ Super Fund appoints BNP Paribas as new custodian

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has finalised the negotiations with BNP Paribas Securities Services to secure BNP Paribas as the custodian and investment operations provider to the NZ Fund. The Fund's portfolio's value will initially be NZ$2.4 billion ...

Interest rate changes unlikely in tomorrow's RBA deliberation

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2003
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is unlikely to alter its steady stance on interest rates when it meets tomorrow as it will be weighing up the durability of the US economic recovery, economists have said. "Although the market has been flirting with ...

Latest employment data released by the ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in its latest employment data for Australia have revealed that its trend figures indicate a 0.1 per cent reduction in full-time employment during August 2003to 6,781,200, but a rise of 1.4% for the year. Part-time ...

ASIC bars former securities dealer from practicing financial services

Former Victorian securities dealer Martin James Donohue has been permanently banned from acting as a securities dealer or investment adviser representative, following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). During ...

Retail sales edge higher by 1.1% during September

Retail sales across Australia has increased by 1.1 per cent during September, reflecting a continued strong consumer spending for the month according toe the financial services group Cashcard Australia's Retail Activity Index (RAI). "The Cashcard Retail ...

Kiwi industry profits up 42 per cent

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2003
New Zealand was a more profitable place to do business last year, with the pre-tax surplus for all industries rising 42 percent to $42.4 billion. Statistics New Zealand said in its latest annual enterprise survey, covering the year to September 2002 ...

Record September trading at Commsec

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2003
Commonwealth Bank of Australia's internet broking arm Commsec has reported a record trading month in September, but doesn't put this down to the recent acquisition of a key rival. "If you combined the level of trading that the two organisations had ...

Company taxes feed $7.5 billion budget surplus: Costello

Australia's 2002/03 Budget surplus of $7.5 billion is largely due to better than expected company taxes, according to Treasurer Peter Costello. Australia's 2002/03 Budget produced a final surplus of $7.5 billion, compared to the $3.9 billion surplus ...

FSIU releases specialist fund ratings

The Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) today released its inaugural investment performance review (IPR) ratings for 93 specialist sector wholesale managed funds. The ratings, which are based on risk-adjusted performance over the three years ...

New Zealand growth slows in second quarter, figures reveal

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2003
New Zealand's economy grew at its slowest pace in 11 quarters in the three months to June 30, hit by a power supply crisis, the SARS virus and weak exports, according to data released today. Gross domestic product rose 0.2 per cent in the second quarter ...