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National job vacancies decrease by 3.8% during the May quarter: ABS

The number of job vacancies during the May quarter decreased by 3.8 per cent...

Costello welcomes US Fed rate cut

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2003
Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has welcomed the overnight US Fed 25 bps interest rate cut...

Productivity Commission report reveals Government business underperformance

Only one in four Government businesses earned a commercial rate of return over the five years to 2001/02...

ICI reports US ETFs total $118 billion

The combined assets of US exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in May were US$118.44 billion (A$178.52 billion)...

Morning market wrap: US stocks sink after Fed decision

US share markets slumped after the Fed opted to cut the funds rate by 25 bp...

S&P rates Mirvac securitisation program

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today assigned its preliminary AA and A1-plus ratings to the medium-term notes (MTNs) and commercial paper (CP) to be issued by Mirvac Finance Ltd...

FPA welcomes tax law amendment bill

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has welcomed the introduction of the Taxation Law Amendment Bill (No. 7) 2003 schedule 9 that aims to provide capital gains tax (CGT)...

ALP offers no suitable alternative on super bill: Coonan

Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Senator Helen Coonan has called the ALP’s rejection of the Federal Government's superannuation surcharge legislation...

Australian housing less affordable during March quarter

The rising cost of housing is still driving affordability down across the country, according to the AMP Banking/REIA Home Loan Affordability Indicator, released today...

ASIC clarifies conduct and disclosure obligations for financial planners

In its attempts to enhance the standards of conduct and disclosure amongst financial advisers, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission...