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ING's industrial fund posts strong growth

The ING Industrial Fund (IIF) today announced that it had recorded an increase of $16 million or 7.3 per cent on the book value of seven of the fund’s properties...

ASIC releases investment ad guidelines

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today released final guidelines on the use of past performance information in investment advertisements...

Crean brings reshuffle to frontbench, Latham promoted to treasury

Later today Opposition Leader Simon Crean is expected to announce the new line up of his frontbench, with Mark Latham promoted to the treasury...

Midday market wrap: Dollar surges higher on unchanged rates

The Australian dollar has jumped to its highest level in over five years..

Costello names global economy biggest threat to domestic markets

Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has said the global economy remains the biggest threat to the Australian economy."In particular, the global situation is affected by the weakness in the US...

Lend Lease completes US HCI sale

Lend Lease Corporation Ltd has completed the US sale of the Housing and Community Investing (HCI) business to Municipal Mortgage & Equity for $US102 million ($152.23 million)...

Retail trade rises by 0.2% in May: ABS

Australia’s retail trade for May rose marginally by 0.2 per cent to $14.823 billion, the Australian Bureau of Statistics...

$A at 5-year high after RBA decision

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2003
The Australian dollar jumped even higher than its overnight rise, following news from the Reserve Bank of Australia...

RBA leaves rates unchanged

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board has decided to leave interest rates unchanged at 4.75 per cent...

Morning market wrap: US stocks up in late trade

US stocks erased early losses to finish higher...