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House price index surges 5% in June quarter: ABS

The average established house price index has risen 5 per cent for the June quarter as compared with the March quarter, and 18.1% for the year to June...

Australians to be reunited with their lost super

Australians will be given the chance to receive their lost super, following the launch of a campaign by Australia's Unclaimed Super Fund (AUSfund)...

New business performance reporting and communications needed: KPMG

KPMG has said in a new report that a new approach to business performance reporting and communications is needed...

Federal Government to stay out of Telstra share buyback

The Federal Government will not participate in Telstra's $1 billion share buyback, Finance Minister Nick Minchin said today...

Australian service industries pick up pace of activity: survey

Australian service industries have picked up the pace of activity, according to an inaugural survey published...

Domestic wines sales rise 5.1% for the year: ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has announced that the quantity of domestic wine sales had increased 5.1 per cent for the year, and 0.8% from June to July to 34.6 million litres...

Morning market wrap: US shares build on earlier gains

The Nasdaq composite index raced to a new 17-month high, and the Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500 advanced to new 14-month highs overnight...

ASFA conference to host Coonan and Latham

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has announced today that the ASFA National Conference 2003 SuperScorecard...

Perennial announces ownership, management changes

Perennial Investment Partners today announced a capital injection from major shareholder IOOF, and a restructuring of the board to enable a greater representation of Perennial executives.

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries rise 0.45%

The All Ordinaries rose 0.45 per cent value in trading at close this afternoon as the ABS said that the housing price index has surged by 5.1% for the June quarter...