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Trade deficit widens to $1.87 billion: ABS

Australia’s balance of trade in goods and services stood at a deficit figure of $1.87 billion for February 2003 as compared to a deficit of $1.31 billion...

Building approvals fall by 4% in February: ABS

The total number of building approvals in Australia during February fell by 4 per cent from January to 12,743 units...

FPA hails government moves to tighten planning definitions

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) said today that "consumers are the big winners" following government moves to restrict the definition of the terms 'financial planner' and 'financial adviser'...

Australian primary equity market falls 31% to $4.7 billion

The Australian primary equity market fell from $6.2 billion to $4.7 billion during the first quarter of 2003...

Lazard gets 'Strong' Australian Equities rating from Assirt

Lazard Asset Management’s Australian equities management has been rated ‘Strong’ by Assirt...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries down

The All Ordinaries headed south following the global trend in international stock trading as investors remain uncertain over the war in Iraq...

World airline industry faces worst crisis ever

The world airline industry is facing its worst crisis ever and according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA)...

Macquarie in pioneer Korean infrastructure fund project

Macquarie Bank and Shinhan Bank, the joint managers of Korea's first private infrastructure fund, the Korean Road Infrastructure Fund (KRIF)...

ASIC takes action against Rural and General Insurance

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained orders in the Federal Court in Sydney...

Morning market wrap: War takes centre stage

The war is taking centre stage as stock markets in the US and Europe lost ground in trading. The US market lost much of what it had gained...