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Retail sales up 0.1% in February: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
Retail sales edged up just 0.1% in February, new figures showed today, further reducing any chance of an interest rate rise next week. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said sales were 8.3% higher than the same time last year, at $15.76 billion. But ...

New AXA boss outlines aspirational goals

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2004
The new head of the Australian and New Zealand operation of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Andrew Penn today outlined six goals that he hopes will take AXA from a player to an industry leader. Mr Penn told reporters that the wealth management and financial ...

Prospect of more rate hikes focuses households on debt reduction

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2004
Higher interest rates and the prospect of further hikes have focused Australian households on debt reduction, a new report has found. The March quarter ING-Melbourne Institute Household Savings and Investment Report, released today, shows that people ...

Accountants call for $3 billion a year tax cuts

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2004
Australia's tax system was unfairly skewed to benefit high-income earners and needed a $3 billion a year shake up, new research has found. Accounting body CPA Australia called for the five tier tax system to be condensed into three income brackets. ...

Macquarie Goodman to raise $150 million

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
Macquarie Goodman said today it will raise $150 million with the completion of a placement to fund business activities. The placement of about 91.46 million units at $1.64 each will be used to fund a recent acquisition, projects within the company's ...

AMP books $5.5 billion loss for 2003 after writedowns

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2004
... corporate loss, with writedowns and costs from spinning off its British operations leaving the group $5.542 billion in the red in 2003. The loss for AMP, which demerged its struggling United Kingdom business HHG plc in December last year, compared to ...

Australians save pennies in anticipation of rate rise: Wizard

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2004
Half of Australia's borrowers are expecting another interest rate rise following the Reserve Bank's board meeting today, a survey shows. The central bank is holding its March board meeting today, and economists are divided over whether the bank will ...

Macquarie Infrastructure Group books half year net loss

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2004
Macquarie Infrastructure Group today reported a net loss of $386.264 million for the first half of 2003-2004, compared to a net profit of $498.823 million in the previous corresponding period. MIG said its financial results were negatively impacted ...

Government launches taskforce to educate consumers about finance

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan has announced a government taskforce to develop a national plan to tackle financial illiteracy among consumers. Chaired by finance commentator Paul Clitheroe, the taskforce for the National Strategy for Consumer and ...

Lend Lease says net operating profit on track

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2004
Lend Lease Corporation today said its full year operating net profit would be in line with market expectations. Lend Lease today posted an interim net profit of $188.2 million, compared to a $369.4 million net loss for the previous corresponding period. ...