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Growing US current account deficit burden may fall on Asian currencies: ICAP

In the latest ICAP weekly insight released today, the focus was primarily on the US current account deficit, which at its unsustainably high level would require...

Morning market wrap: US shares end week stronger

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2003
US shares closed the week on a stronger note, buoyed by favourable earnings reports from Microsoft and Ericsson...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares drift lower

Australian shares drifted lower in afternoon trade, as a dearth of local factors helped rob the market of earlier momentum...

Macquarie Airports lauds strong full year results for Sydney Airport

Macquarie Airports  (MAp) has today welcomed the strong full-year results for Sydney Airport (part of Southern Cross Airports Corporations Holdings SCACH)...

Member contributions down, D-I-Y funds up: APRA survey

Poor returns have taken a toll on Australian superannuation funds, with a survey released today by APRA showing member contributions have plunged to the lowest level in over four years... 

Former Bridges manager sentenced to jail

Robert Thomas Lister, formerly a Back Office Manager for Bridges Financial Services Pty Ltd, was today sentenced...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares weaker

The Australian share market traded lower Friday morning, following a sharp sell-off overnight in US technology stocks

Import trade price index dips 5% for the June quarter: ABS

Australia’s import price index for all groups of products and services dipped by five per cent for the June 2003 quarter as compared with the March 2003 quarter...

Global hedge funds return 1.2% in June: VAN

The VAN global hedge fund index, a series measuring the performance of over 800 hedge funds globally, rose 1.2 per cent in June...

Perennial appoints Bearman head of operations

Perennial Investment Partners has appointed Lewis Bearman to head its Operations area, it announced today...