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Australian population grows 1.3% to 19,875,000: ABS

The population of Australia increase by 1.3 per cent for the past year to 19,875,000 people at end of the March quarter 2003...

ASIC grants AMP 10 new FSR licences

Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has issued AMP with 10 Australian Financial Services Licences under the Financial Services Reform Act...

Labor has a red letter day in Parliament: Senator Sherry

Superannuation portability, which the Government was attempting to pass through the Senate, has been disallowed in Parliament today...

NYSE chairman resigns amid pay package turmoil

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2003
New York Stock Exchange chairman Dick Grasso resigned today amid rising fury over his $US139.5 million ($A210.25 million) pay package...

Morning market wrap: US Treasuries rally, NYSE chairman resigns

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2003
US Treasuries rallied in Wednesday in a delayed reaction to the Federal Reserves no-too-subtle hint on Tuesday that it intends to keep the fed funds rate at its current 1.0 per cent...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries close slightly higher

The All Ordinaries gained 3.5 points in trading today or a little over 0.1 per cent in value to close at 3225, whilst the Australian dollar continued trading stronger...

Senate rejects super portability regulations

The superannuation portability regulations, designed to allow all fund members to consolidate accounts, were today rejected by the Senate...

RBA sells $939 million net spot FETs in August

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2003
The Reserve Bank of Australia said today it sold $939 million in net spot foreign exchange transactions...

Industrial disputes cost 244,600 working days for the year: ABS

The number of industrial disputes across Australia during the year ended to June 2003 was 702 and has involved 133,700 workers and cost the nation...

ASX partners with Shenzhen Stock Exchange

The Australian Stock Exchange Ltd has struck a partnership with China's second biggest share market, strengthening its bond with the world's most populous nation...