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Challenger appoints Sullivan as first head of property securities

Challenger International has appointed David Sullivan as its first head of property securities...

Kiwi Income Property Trust announces $8.65 million upgrade

Kiwi Income Property Trust announces $8.65 million upgrade...

Morning market wrap: Dow falls back below 9,000

US shares started the week on a weaker note, pushing the Dow Jones index back below 9,000 points...

Babcock and Brown purchases $2.5 million of Biotech shares

International investment company Babcock and Brown has purchased 5.6 million shares of Biota Holdings, it has announced...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares close higher

Gains across the big four banks helped the All Ordinaries index reverse earlier losses and finish marginally higher, in defiance of weaker global share indices...

Hamer joins Suncorp as business development manager

Former head of master trust services at Challenger John Hamer has joined Suncorp Investment Services as its Sydney-based business development manager...

Refinancing of existing housing loans hits record high: ABS

The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures released today on housing finance showed a record 28.4 per cent of all Australian housing finance approvals in April were for the purpose of refinancing an existing loan...

Victorian insurance agent gets three years for theft

Former insurance agent Joseph McNeany has been sentenced to three years in jail on 20 charges of theft...

Morningstar gives five stars to Perpetual's mortgages management

Morningstar has given Perpetual Investment Management a five star Mortgages Sector Strength Rating...

Rural confidence improving slightly: Rabobank

The prospect of an improved 2003 season is positively influencing sentiment among Australia’s farmers, with rural confidence continuing to climb gradually in the first quarter of the year...