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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...

ASIC releases directors' guidelines, Elliot banned for four years

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today issued final guidelines about the way Australian listed companies should include values...

Challenger directors resign in wake of merger approval

Challenger International Ltd directors Gil Hoskins and Bill Ireland have resigned from the board of Challenger following the Federal Court...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares lower in late trade

Australian shares drifted lower in late trade...