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New record set for 30 Day cash rate futures: SFE

The Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) reported a new record for the highest one-day transaction volume on the 30 Day Interbank Cash Rate futures contract set last Friday. The new record of 12,643 contracts trades is an 8% improvement on the previous record ...

Labor ripe for the picking on super; ASFA

... co-contribution through a family income test and more aggressively rolled back the super contributions tax. \"At present, both major parties' super and retirement polices are incomplete and patchy. A clear vision and strategy are urgently needed,\" said ...

Super growth funds shine in August; Intech

... Australian dollar which deducted around 0.5% from unhedged international assets, Intech said on Tuesday. The best-performing major asset classes for the month were hedged international bonds at 1.9%, listed property at 1.6% and Australian bonds which ...

Business sector optimistic about future - D&B Survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2004
The business sector is optimistic about the future and unconcerned about potential rises in base interest rates in the near future, according to a new survey. The Dun & Bradstreet national business expectations survey for the June quarter found the ...

ING reduces fees and launches new funds for OneAnswer

... Allocated Pension announced in August. ING executive director Ross Bowden said the OneAnswer enhancements were part of a major overhaul of ING's platform strategy, which included major upgrades to ING's other two product platforms OptiMix and Portfolio ...

Job advertisements in newspapers rise 4% in Aug-ANZ

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2004
The number of job advertisements in major metropolitan newspapers rose a seasonally adjusted 4% in August, according to the ANZ job ads survey out today. The number rose to an average of 22,463 per week, more than offsetting a fall of 0.6% in July. ...

Macquarie a major media player as it buys DMG's regional assets

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2004
Macquarie Bank is set to become a major player in radio with the acquisition of 57 regional radio stations from DMG Radio Australia for $193.5 million to add to its media investment fund. Regional Media, a member of the Macquarie Bank Group, on Thursday ...

Seven shares tumble as analysts downgrade stock

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2004
... underwhelmed the market yesterday when it unveiled its 2003/04 financial performance and 2004/05 outlook to reveal that despite a major cost cutting program its expenses would rise in the current year as it tries to win back lost television audience. ...

Market Wrap

... August, with the index dropping to 57.3 from 64.7 in July. However the US dollar later regained some ground against the major currencies, which weighed on the local unit. Currency markets are awaiting Friday\'s August US non-farm payrolls number for ...

NAB says it hopes to reopen FX desk soon

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2004
National Australia Bank said today it hopes to reopen its foreign currency options trading desk soon after a major overhaul in the wake of the rogue trading scandal. In a letter to shareholders, NAB chairman Graeme Kraehe said the bank is working with ...