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S&P likes First Samuel's management and Australian shares offerings

Standard & Poor's (S&P) has given boutique manager First Samuel an Assirt rating of 'strong' in relation to the organisation's management, coupled with an Assirt rating of 'competent' for the manager's Australian shares products. FSL actively manages ...

Standard & Poor's settle on new team structure

Standard & Poor's has finalised the structure and responsibilities of its fund ratings team following its acquisition of St.George's research business Assirt in early February this year. The new team is to be organised by sector and will be situated ...

Australia's business confidence falls

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2004
Australia's business confidence fell sharply in November, but not enough to slow business growth, which remains close to ten-year highs, a survey found today. The National Australia Bank's monthly business survey points to robust ongoing growth in November ...

Business expectations continue to accelerate, NAB survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2004
The business sector is optimistic about the future because of the fundamental strength of the Australian economy in August, according to a new survey. The National Australia Bank\'s August Business Survey today reported that the re-acceleration of economic ...

Aust business conditions strengthen in June qtr: survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2004
Australian business conditions strengthened in the June quarter, buoyed by a robust domestic economy, a new survey has shown. The National Australia Bank (NAB) survey found that after a significant slowing in early 2004, business conditions had stabilised ...

Aust business conditions improve in June: NAB survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2004
Australian business conditions improved in June as the domestic economy showed signs of re-acceleration after a slow start to 2004, a new survey has shown. The National Australia Bank said the results of its latest monthly business survey were surprisingly ...

Aust May business conditions steady but growth still strong: NAB

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2004
Australian economic growth continued at a rapid pace through the first half of 2004, despite clearly slowing from late 2003, a survey has shown. The National Australia Bank (NAB) business survey for May showed the business condition index was unchanged ...

Aust business conditions broadly unchanged in April - NAB

Australian business conditions remained broadly unchanged in April but may be improving, with renewed strength evident in manufacturing and services, a new survey has shown. National Australia Bank's latest monthly business survey pointed to a stabilisation ...

RBA decision to leave rates unchanged no surprise

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to leave interest rates unchanged in April has come as no surprise to economists who expect rates to remain on hold for a while yet. Yesterday the RBA held its key lending rate steady at 5.25% for the third ...

Agribusiness conditions improve marginally for the September quarter: NAB survey

Agribusiness conditions have improved marginally during the September quarter, to remain at a relatively weak level, the latest National Australia Bank (NAB) quarterly agribusiness survey has revealed. According to Alan Oster, chief economist at NAB ...