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FPA mandates degree entry for CFP in 2007

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has announced that from 1 January 2007, all applicants its Certified Financial Planner (CFP) education program will have to hold a degree to be eligible...

Government will keep negative gearing: Costello

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2003
Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has ruled out scrapping negative gearing to help first homebuyers. Mr Costello said such a move would push up rents and hurt people who could least afford it...

Morning market wrap: US bond selling extends to a fifth straight day

US bonds overlooked a disappointing consumer confidence release to record a fifth consecutive day of losses...

Stockland reports 74% drop in net profit for 2002-03

Stockland said today its takeover of AMP Diversified Property Trust (ADP) provided it with a strong platform going forward; despite posting a 74 per cent drop in net profit...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares end off lows

The All Ordinaries index ended the day 16.1 points lower at 3,076.9, although up from lows touched earlier in the morning session...

Costello requests State support for ACCC appointment

Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has written to the states seeking support to install Australian Consumers Association chief Louise Sylvan as deputy head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission...

Macquarie welcomes Senate superannuation recommendations

Macquarie Financial Services Group has welcomed the recommendation of the Senate Select Committee on Superannuation on the introduction of growth pensions to the Australian retiree market...

Building approvals rise 6.2% in June: ABS

Australian building approvals rose 6.2 per cent to 14,604 units in June, seasonally adjusted, from an upwardly revised 13,757 units in May, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has reported...

Great Southern Plantations to be Added to the S&P/ASX 200 Index

Standard & Poor's, equity indices provider, has announced that it has added Great Southern Plantations (Code: GTP) to the S&P/ASX 200 index...

Midday market wrap: Bonds, shares both weaker

Australian bond yields continued to climb higher in the morning session, following overnight losses in the US Treasuries market...