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Principal "reviewing" Westpac indemnity over BT compliance breach

Principal Financial Group said today that it was "reviewing" whether Westpac would be protected by an indemnity agreement signed with the Iowa-based group in relation to a compliance breach by BT Funds Management in New Zealand. "As part of the sales ...

Job vacancies up 4% since November 2002: ABS

The trend estimate of the number of job vacancies in Australia has risen by 4 per cent since November 2002, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today The ABS said there were 106,800 job vacancies in February, with 92,800 in the private sector ...

Campbell sees greater protective role for CFOs

An important role of the modern Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in corporate life is to rein in overly aggressive, high risk Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), according to Senator Ian Campbell, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer. Campbell said ...

ASIC launches online managed fund calculator

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today launched an online calculator to help consumers estimate how fees will affect their investments over time. "Consumers can use this new calculator to shop around for managed funds and ...

Operational issues mainly to blame for hedge fund failures

In a report published by the Capital Markets Company (Capco) recently on hedge funds, it was identified that an alarmingly high proportion of hedge fund failures can be attributed to operational issues such as misrepresentation of fund investments ...

Challenger profits fall 67% to $35.84 million, but inflows grow

Paul Cully Challenger International today announced a half year profit of $35.84 million, down 67 per cent from the corresponding period last year, due in part to a $14.6 million write down of its UK operations and a more conservative estimate of futures ...

Retail growth sluggish, house prices remain strong: ABS

Paul Cully Consumer confidence remained weak in January, with figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealing that retail spending rose just 0.2 per cent in January to $14.48 billion. This follows moderate a seasonally ...

Housing approvals fall by 2.1% in January: ABS

John Fernando The total number of dwelling units approved for building in January fell by 2.1 per cent to 13,283 compared to December 2002, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today, further evidence of a slowdown of the property boom. This ...