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Building approvals rise 4.7% in March 2003: ABS

The total number of dwelling units approved for March 2003 was 13,341, an increase of 4.7 per cent over the previous month and a fall of 7.4%...

Anglican super revamps manager line-up, investment options

The Anglican Church Master Superannuation Fund (ACMSF) has announced that it will expand its investment options to "up to 14" on September 1...

InvestorWeb backs growth managers despite performance woes

InvestorWeb has stressed the importance of sticking with growth managers as part of a broader investment strategy despite their relatively poor performance over the past three years...

Transparency the key to corporate governance: Costello

Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has highlighted the importance of risk-taking in corporate life-as long as it is combined with transparency-as businesses come to terms with increased emphasis on corporate governance in the post HIH environment...

Analysis: Dealer groups line up behind Australian equities

Financial planning dealer groups are almost unanimously confident on the outlook for Australian equities, according to the latest research conducted by the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit...

Newspaper job advertisements down 12.1% in April: ANZ

The number of job advertisements in major metropolitan newspapers fell by 12.1 per cent in April – the largest decline in four months – the latest ANZ Job Advertisements series has revealed...

Macquarie launches forestry product to retail investors

Macquarie Alternative Assets Management has launched a forestry product to the retail market...

QSuper scraps Balanced with Reserves investment option

The $8.5 billion Queensland Superannuation Fund (Qsuper) has announced that it will scrap its Balanced with Reserves investment option to its 501,371 members...

Midday market wrap: Banks push index lower

Losses among the major banks weighed on the All Ordinaries index, pushing it 18.50 points lower to 2947.10 at lunchtime...

James Fielding to launch childcare property fund

James Fielding Funds Management (JFG) is to launch an unlisted, fixed term childcare property fund with an initial forecast yield of 9.7 per cent...