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Watchdog takes action over super scheme fraud

A Brisbane businessman has consented in the Federal Court to permanent injunctions relating to his involvement in a scheme that promoted the illegal and early release of superannuation benefits. The businessman, Mark David, also consented to allegations ...

Unilever switches strategy as FitzGerald goes

Anglo-Dutch giant Unilever switched its focus to boosting shareholder returns on Thursday after failing to meet sales growth targets, lifting its stock, and said Chairman Niall FitzGerald would retire early. Unilever Plc/NV, the food and consumer products ...

Telstra says FY04 revenue growth to exceed cost

Australia's largest telecommunications company Telstra Corp Ltd said today that it had reiterated its full year earnings guidance, saying that any cost growth would be less than revenue growth. The comments came after the company posted a net profit ...

Australian Agricultural Co reports net loss

Australian Agricultural Co Ltd today booked a net loss for the first half of the current financial year, with costs associated with the drought and with an acquisition attempt weighing on its earnings. AACo said its full year earnings guidance remains ...

Backlash continues over free trade agreement

Thousands of manufacturing jobs could be at risk under the trade deal signed between Australia and the United States, the ACTU has warned. Sugar farmers have already expressed outrage at the free trade agreement, which largely protects the price of ...

Costello promises surplus with hope for tax cut this year

Treasurer Peter Costello today promised to keep the Budget in surplus while holding out the hope of a tax cut this year. Mr Costello said the government had brought down six surplus budgets since it came to power in 1996 while at the same time dramatically ...

Credit growth continues steady rise in December

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2004
Australia's credit growth continued its steady rise in December with the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) recent interest rate hikes seemingly doing little to reduce the demand for credit. Private sector credit rose by 1.2% in December, seasonally ...

Perpetual axes 25 jobs in divisional shake-up

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2004
Perpetual Trustees Australia has axed 25 jobs in a divisional shake-up designed to improve efficiency and enhance career opportunities. \"They are mainly in the back-office areas, in the administration (and) client services areas,\" a spokeswoman said ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2004
... lacklustre day as the market prepares for the upcoming reporting season. Yesterday, the Australian stock market slumped into the red despite a positive leap at the start. Weakness amongst the major banks, key resources and gold stocks, and AMP helped ...

New horizon for MLC debt strategy

Fund manager MLC aims to protect its conservative investors against the risks of rising bond yields with the introduction of a tailored diversified bond strategy. The new strategy involves tailoring the average maturity and duration profiles of the ...