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August House finance supported by low rates: economists

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
... then, people were anticipating the Reserve Bank may cut rates. "It will be interesting to see how the data runs over the next few months as rate rise expectations emerged," he said. He noted the share of lending to first-home buyers stabilised in August ...

ANZ and Metrobank team up for credit card growth platform

... there are currently only 3.5 million credit cards on issue with the market expected to grow at up to 15% annually over the next decade." He also indicated that the investment represents a step by ANZ in the establishment of a small portfolio of lower-risk ...

ASIC and FPA to help planners with written communication

... can feel more confident in making an informed decision about the advice they receive," he said. Workshops will be piloted next month in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, with a wider rollout early next year. The workshops will involve presentations by ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Stronger employment figures push ASX to highs

... news more than offset the negative effects of falls on Wall Street overnight as investors moved to the sidelines ahead of next week's flood of earnings reports. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 23.71 points to 9630.90, the broader Standard & Poor's ...

ASX welcomes proposed fines

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
... integrity, Mr Humphry said. The legislation will be introduced to the parliament in December and come into effect in July next year.

Low rainfall sparks hopes of high insurance earnings

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
... have upgraded earnings per share (EPS) forecasts for each of the three insurers by between four and 13.5 per cent for the next two years. As well as benefiting from a lower claims environment, IAG and QBE are also poised to gain from improvements on ...

Jobless rate down, could go lower: Costello

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
... year as weak world conditions improved. "I expect the trade performance will pick up into the fourth quarter and into early next year, and that will strengthen our external situation," he said. "I think as the world starts to pick up in the fourth quarter ...

Australia to experience banking revolution

... customer shopping-around has increased 60 per cent." Mr Liddy said one in five Australians say they will switch banks in the next 12 months. In five years, double that many, two in five, will be planning to switch.

Morning Market Wrap:End of winning streak; dollar sets fresh high

... and eventually head to $NZ1.18. In NEW YORK, Stocks fell, snapping a five-session string of gains, as Wall Street awaited next week's full flood of earnings reports and searched for clues on the outlook for corporate America. With scant economic data ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Banking sector strong after interest rate decision

... stocks rose for the fifth straight day as investors kept faith in corporate America to deliver strong earnings reports for the next few weeks. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 59.63 points to 9654.61, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index ...