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Trade balance to remain in wide deficit in Aug: economists

AAP | FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2003

... tourism industry post-SARS should bump up services exports. "A mix of higher imports, higher exports should leave the balance pretty much unchanged at a very wide level," he said. Mr Koukoulas said going forward the stronger Australian dollar would make ...

Promina Group on track to meet profit forecast

... of $188 million in 2002/03. Mr Wilkins said that the group's first half net profit of $135 million put the group "in a pretty strong position" to deliver its previous full year profit forecast. He added that the group was "on track to achieve the forecast ...

Costello admits full Telstra sale faces long road through Senate

... harder to get the legislation passed in the senate. "I'm sure it will be a long period," he said. "The bill was passed by a pretty substantial majority in the House of Representatives, of course the government doesn't have a majority in the Senate, never ...

As rate cut predictions surface, Deputy PM indicates support for RBA judgement

WITH AAP | THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2003

... independence and professionalism," Mr Anderson said of the RBA."I believe they'll call it right." "Of course, we're always pretty interested in the best possible outcome on interest rates," he added. The quarter of a percentage point cut has given the ...

Budget underestimated drought costs by $200 million: official

... other events," he told the committee. "That may well be due to farmers for this drought have been coming off a couple of pretty good years." The six-month Government drought assistance package is due to finish on June 8.

Commonwealth Bank remains confident of earnings growth

... at 15 per cent for the Australian operations and 17.5% for the entire bank. Analysts said CBA's home loan figures were "pretty much" in line with their forecasts for the bank. Meanwhile CBA's major restructure, which was announced last year and includes ...

APRA hits back at hedge fund policy criticism

... management fees they charged were not reflected in performance. "If you look at the performance over recent years you get pretty average numbers that have been closer to the standard bond rate than anything else," Serrett said. "There is evidence to ...

Equity "hangover" has only just begun: Deutsche

... bigger the hangover," Cooper told a Melbourne conference on the future of equities in asset allocation. "And we all had a pretty good party in the 1990's." Cooper argued that a self-reinforcing cycle of borrowing and investment confidence had pushed ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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