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Market research activity in Australia increases significantly in recent times

The value of qualitative research conducted by market research companies in Australia has increased by nearly 75 per cent over the past three years...

ACCC launches policy to expose hard-core cartels

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched a leniency policy aimed at exposing and stopping secret corporate cartels...

Midday market Wrap: Australian shares open lower

The Australian share market opened lower Monday...

ASIC releases Financial Literacy in Schools paper

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today released a paper that examines current financial literacy teaching levels in Australian secondary schools...

ACCC chairman Allan Fels steps down today

Professor Allan Fels steps down as chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) today...

Simon Property Group and Westfield America extends $567m share purchase offer

Simon Property Group (SPG) and Westfield America, the US subsidiary of Westfield America Trust, announced they have extended their US$20...

Government posts $1.28 billion operating balance for 2001/02: ABS

The 2001/02 net Australian governments’ (Commonwealth, state and local) operating balance was $1.28 billion...

Coonan calls on Democrats to accept super reform

Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Senator Helen Coonan has said the Government remains committed to the superannuation issue...

Morning Market Wrap: US Stocks End Lower

US share markets finished lower on Friday...

Australia's balance of trade improves during May

The balance on Australia’s international trade in goods and services for May was a deficit of $1.94 billion...