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Deakin appoints new Victoria-Tasmania manager

Deakin Financial Services Group managing director Murray Hills has announced the appointment of Colin Scott as the manager for Victoria and Tasmania...

Morning market wrap: US bonds, stocks gain on mixed data

US equity and bond markets both closed higher Thursday, with investors drawing mixed conclusions from new economic data

Afternoon market wrap: Shares end modestly higher

The All Ordinaries closed 6.0 points higher at 3,202.9, supported by a further round of strong corporate earnings results.

Morningstar awards four stars to Advance Asset's international equities

Morningstar has given a four star rating to Morgan Stanley investment management (value style) of Advance Asset Management’s international equities...

July's trade deficit widens to nearly $2.4 billion: ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has said that Australia’s balance on goods and services in its international trade stood at a deficit of $2.40 billion...

NAB expressed interest in AFS business: AMP

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2003
National Australia Bank Ltd expressed interest in acquiring AMP Ltd's Australian Financial Services (AFS) business through an "off market" sale back in May, it was revealed today...

Morningstar's study on fund manager performance and characteristics

Morningstar has said that top-performing retail share funds for one year are not usually going to be those of the next, according to a new study published by the ratings house...

S&P comment on Suncorp-Metway financial result

Suncorp-Metway Ltd delivered a sound, diversified result for the 2002/03 year, ratings agency Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today...

Direct investment fund wins first mandates

Babcock & Brown has been joined by the WA Local Government Super Plan (WALGSP) and Pinnacle Master Fund, as co-investors in the Babcock & Brown direct investment fund...

Midday market wrap: Local shares enjoy broad-based gains

The Australian share market surged higher at the open, following confirmation the NAB was building a strategic stake in troubled insurer AMP.