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Far from ancient Mariner sails into port

Emerging financial services group Mariner Financial Ltd (MFI) celebrated its launch this week, also announcing the appointment of a core management team to develop the organisation's presence in Australia's growing property and annuities markets. Former ...

Macquarie expects strong increase in profits in its financial services group

Macquarie bank is on track with its retail financial services strategy and expects a strong increase in profits for its Financial Services Group (FSG) for the year ended 31 March 2004,. according to deputy managing director Richard Sheppard. "Following ...

No rate increases in near future: banks

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2003
In what should come as a relief to Australians with home loans, the head of the St George Bank and a senior executive from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia both said yesterday they did not expect official interest rates to rise in the near future. ...

Navigator survey reveals 'bandwagon' investor behaviour

An analysis released by Navigator today reveals that while general investor behaviour is not as easily explained, performance is a key determinant of inflow shifts between asset classes. Paul Northey, general manager - group marketing and distribution ...

AMP shares drop with UK value reduction

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2003
Shares in AMP Ltd dropped back this morning after it said a reduction in carrying value of around $2.4 billion was possible for its United Kingdom operations. The shares were put in a trading halt but when they hit the market just after 1100 AEST, they ...

Debt binge could prove costly

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2003
The willingness of Australians to take on increasing debt to secure a stake in the property market could prove costly even if interests rates rise only modestly. According to a Hawker-Britton UMR poll reported in The Sydney Morning Herald today, a 1 ...

Homeowners wait on Reserve Bank decision this morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2003
Homeowners will again hold their collective breath today as they await the outcome of the Reserve Bank's board meeting. Economists are expecting the bank to lift the interest rate, but when it will move is proving difficult to predict. If rates stay ...

Morning Market Wrap: Busy day expected; Dollar bounces overnight

In SYDNEY today, stocks on the Australian share market are likely to rise, following yet another strong lead from Wall St overnight. Trading volumes should pick up, after a subdued session yesterday while NSW, South Australian and the ACT took a public ...

Trust Company upgrades full-year profit expectations

Trust Company has upgraded its expected earnings before business and tax, for the financial year ended 28 February 2004, to be around $17 million - $3 million higher than the previous expectation announced in May 2003. Operating revenue is also expected ...

Inflation at low end of RBA target

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 OCT 2003
Inflation in Australia remained well under control in September and will cause the nation's central bankers no headaches when they meet this week to discuss interest rates. Prices of consumer goods and services in Australia rose by an average of 0.2 ...