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Inflation at low end of RBA target

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2003
Inflation in Australia remained well under control in September and will cause the nation's central bankers no headaches when they meet next week to discuss interest rates. Prices of consumer goods and services in Australia rose by an average of 0.2 ...

Experimental Inflation Gauge shows price increases

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2003
Prices of consumer goods and services in Australia rose by an average of 0.2 per cent between August and September, a report found. The TD Securities- Melbourne Institute (TD-MI) Experimental Inflation Gauge found the small September rise in inflation ...

Macquarie provides solution for FSR compliance

Macquarie Bank has provided a solution for financial advisory businesses that require a $20,000 Performance Bond in order to apply for a new Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) for compliance with the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA). The ...

STOPS Fund to transfer to CARE Super

The $17 million Shipping and Travel Officers Productivity Superannuation Fund, (STOPS) plans to transfer to CARE Super, the not-for-profit super fund catering for office-based employees, in November, it has announced. STOPS chairman Bob Crabb explained ...

Macquarie Funds research reveals dynamic hedging outperformance

Dynamic currency hedging strategies have outperformed static currency hedging strategies since the float of the Australian dollar 19 years ago, according to research released today by Macquarie Funds Management. Macquarie Funds Management Division Director ...

AMP stock jumps 30 per cent in September quarter

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
Investors who took an optimistic view of AMP Ltd have been rewarded for now, with the stock jumping more than 30 per cent in the September quarter and outpacing much of the market. But fund managers who took a strong view - positive or negative - should ...

S&P assigns preliminary ratings to Interstellar RMBS program

International ratings agency Standard & Poor's today assigned its preliminary ratings to the fifth issue this year under the Interstar Millennium residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) program. Interstar Millennium Series 2003-5G Trust will issue ...

Australian insurer AMP prefers UK demerger

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
Australian life insurer AMP Ltd is leaning towards returning ownership of its struggling British assets to shareholders rather than selling them off, a source close to the talks told Reuters on Monday. "At the moment it looks like the demerger is the ...

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 appointment at Advance

Advance Funds Management has appointed Sue Mieog to the position of head of product. Ms Mieog was previously manager - employer super at ING and was also a senior product manager at BT for several years. Ms Mieog said she was committed to taking Advance ...