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Global bonds sell-off from their unsustainable levels: ICAP

In its weekly economic insight released today, ICAP reported that a major correction in global bond markets has begun, and that it remains unlikely that bond yields will reach their June lows again in this cycle. ICAP mentioned that the only rationale ...

Tower Australia to repay policyholders

Insurer Tower Australia Ltd has been ordered to repay policyholders $600,000, following a ruling today by the Federal Court of Australia. The court found Tower had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct by including incorrect redemption or withdrawal ...

ING's industrial fund posts strong growth

The ING Industrial Fund (IIF) today announced that it had recorded an increase of $16 million or 7.3 per cent on the book value of seven of the fund's properties in New South Wales and Queensland and will increase the fund's net asset value to $1.54 ...

ACCC launches policy to expose hard-core cartels

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched a leniency policy aimed at exposing and stopping secret corporate cartels operating in Australia. "Hard core cartels are the very worst violations of competition law," departing ...

Coonan calls on Democrats to accept super reform

Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Senator Helen Coonan has said the Government remains committed to the superannuation issue, despite the Senate's rejection of the proposed reduction in the superannuation surcharge. "Both the surcharge reduction ...

ALP offers no suitable alternative on super bill: Coonan

Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Senator Helen Coonan has called the ALP's rejection of the Federal Government's superannuation surcharge legislation a "cynical stance by a party that has no comparable package of policies on offer". This ...

Australian housing less affordable during March quarter

The rising cost of housing is still driving affordability down across the country, according to the AMP Banking/REIA Home Loan Affordability Indicator, released today. The exceptions were NSW and Victoria, where home loan affordability rose by 3.0 per ...

As rate cut predictions surface, Deputy PM indicates support for RBA judgement

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2003
Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson has refused to comment on whether the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) should follow the Fed's lead and reduce interest rates, following the US central bank's 25bps cut overnight. "I've always respected their independence ...

Property Council slams NSW Government over stamp duty

The Property Council of Australia has expressed bitter disappointment with the NSW Government for failing to reduce stamp duty in its latest budget. "When it comes to stamp duty, we have the Gordon Geko Government - greed is good", said Ken Morrison ...

Superannuation bill rejected by Labor

Government plans to reduce the superannuation surcharge from 15 per cent to 10.5% and introduce an exclusive tax cut for high income earners were rejected last night as Labor opposed a superannuation bill in the Senate. "This is a blatantly unfair tax ...