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Midday market wrap: Shares, bonds both ease on stronger US data

The Australian share market opened in negative territory, following a fall in the United States market on Friday night. At early trade the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 9.3 points weaker at 3239.2 while the all ordinaries index fell 7.6 points to ...

RBA says little to be gained by delaying rise in interest rates

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2003
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said today there would have been little to be gained in delaying a rise in interest rates, given the stronger growth prospects both domestically and abroad. The RBA said in its November Statement on Monetary Policy ...

ALP to lift veil on super strategy

ALP shadow treasurer Mark Latham will next week begin to spell out in detail the Federal Opposition's plans for the superannuation industry, as part of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia's (ASFA's) annual conference to be held in Brisbane. ...

APEC will seek to exorcise the failures of WTO Cancun

Next week's meeting of heads of states and ministers at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, will focus on multilateral trade and security issues and will aim to further enhance business facilitation among the 21 ...

Fosters announces broader capital management

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2003
Global beverages firm Foster's Group Ltd said today it would provide details on its broader capital management intentions after determining the net proceeds of the spin-off its Australian Hospitality (ALH) and Leisure pubs and gaming business. Earlier ...

Foster's reports $239 million in bonds to be converted into shares

Global beverages firm Foster's Group Ltd said today that it had so far received notice that $US162 ($A239) million in exchangeable bonds on issue would be converted to 56.82 million ordinary Foster's Group shares. The bonds comprise 40.47 per cent of ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares edge lower

The Australian share market continued to drift lower in the afternoon session, with generally in-line profit results failing to excite investors. Foster's and AXA, which both reported today, both ended lower, as did three of the four major banks. Westpac ...

Telstra to host business forum series to foster trans-Tasman relations

Telstra has announced today that it is hosting series of business forums around the country in an attempt to foster closer economic relations between Australia and New Zealand. The forums will discuss issues of Australia's Closer Economic Relations ...

Afternoon market wrap: Resources push local market higher

The Australian share market continued to edge higher in afternoon trade, supported by strong gains among leading stocks in the resources sector. Rio surged 65c to $32.20, while BHP Billiton also added 25c to close at $10.55. Traders cited international ...

Inaugural Inspector General of Taxation appointed for five-year term

Sydney tax consultant, David Vos AM, was today appointed the inaugural Inspector-General of Taxation. The primary role Mr Vos - appointed for a five-year term - will be to provide a new source of independent advice to Government on problems in the administration ...