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Job advertisements climb 3.2% in February: ANZ

The latest ANZ job advertisement figures show a seasonally adjusted increase of 3.2 per cent the number of advertisements placed in major metropolitan newspapers in February, lifting the figure to an average of 20,988 per week, the bank said today.

Afternoon market wrap: AMP dumped yet again

The All Ordinaries gained slightly in trading today, following the positive trend set in Wall Street yesterday with US stocks gaining over 1%.

Repeat offender gets ASIC life ban

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned Robert Reynolds from acting as a representative of a securities dealer or an investment adviser, it said today.

ASIC moves to prevent repetition of Groundhog scheme

The Supreme Court of Queensland today ordered Ian Hall and David McEvoy of PricewaterhouseCoopers to liquidate two companies and an unregistered managed investment scheme that took approximately $3.5 million from 161 Australian investors in a scheme ...

Bendigo Bank in credit card tie-up with MasterCard

The Bendigo Bank today launched a new Bendigo Red MasterCard credit card in conjunction with MasterCard International.

Commonwealth Property Office Fund reports $64.8 million profit

The Commonwealth Property Office Fund returned a profit of $64.8 million in the half-year period to December 31, it reported today.

CBA hoping to have Custodial Services buyer in place by May

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is aiming to have a buyer in place for its Custodial Services business by May, it said today.

Fiducian reports decreased net inflows, $109,000 half-year loss

Fiducian Portfolio Services today announced a half-year loss of $109,000, compared to a profit of $572,000 in the corresponding 2001 period, attributing the loss to a $651,000 goodwill writedown related to the purchase of its financial planning subsidiary ...

Midday market wrap: Banks lead All Ordinaries higher

Australian shares tracked their US counterparts higher in the morning session, with investors particularly keen to offer support to leading banks.

Morning market wrap: Wall Street regains lost ground

US shares rose overnight as the index regained some of Wednesday’s losses.