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AMP now chasing respect from ratings organisations

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2004
... more disciplined in its approach towards acquisitions with surplus cash being used to pay down debt over the course of the next 12 to 18 months. AMP chief executive Andrew Mohl said the company wanted to improve its standing with international ratings ...

RBA leaves rates unchanged, needs more time: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
... still pretty strong global economy," he said. He said he expected another 25 basis point tightening from the RBA over the next couple of months. "Our assessment from looking at their February (monetary policy) statement and their recent public speeches ...

Reporting season shows company profits growing

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
... for the first half of 2003-2004 with further growth expected for the rest of the financial year. However analysts say the next challenge could be from rising interest rates. The current profit reporting season has nearly ended, and analysts today said ...

Six Aussies make Forbes Richest List

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2004
... year in a row by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Last year Mr Murdoch was 54th. Fellow media king Kerry Packer, 66, is the next Australian, just outside the top 100 at 111, up from 147th last year with an estimated wealth of A$5.46 billion. Westfield ...

RBA to look to wages data for inflation outlook

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2004
... Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) an indication if it needs to tackle potential wages inflation when it meets on interest rates next month. Earlier this month the RBA warned that the strength of the labour market may boost wages, fuelling inflation. Economists ...

House prices expected to grow for at least three years

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2004
... not fear a sudden burst of the housing bubble, with prices in Australia's capital cities expected to keep rising for the next three years, an economic forecaster predicted today. Rob Mellor, BIS Shrapnel's director of building services and construction ...

Inflation likely to decline further over coming year: RBA

... slightly below 2.5 per cent. Year end CPI inflation was likely to track underlying inflation relatively closely, although in the next two quarters, the year ended outcomes for headline inflation would be affected by the volatility in oil prices during ...

ANZ newspaper job ads rise 2.3% in Jan

... the internet and newspaper job advertising series does point to some moderation in the pace of employment growth over the next few months," she said. Ms Hay added that even if employment growth averages were at the lower end of the range it would be ...

Zurich sells McMillan Shakespeare subsidiary

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2004
... Australian Stock Exchange shortly after the completion of the sale, which pending regulatory approvals, is due to be completed next month. The managing director and founder of MSA, Anthony Podesta, who is part of the buying consortium, will continue ...

Australians abandon property investment plans

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2004
... Home Loans. The non-bank lender said research it commissioned found the number of Australians who planned to invest over the next 12 months had tumbled between September and December last year. The report found the number of Australians planning to invest ...