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Lending standards must stay high - Reserve Bank of Australia - Herald Sun
The Canberra Times
Lending standards must stay high - Reserve Bank of Australia
Herald Sun
AUSTRALIA is well placed to avoid a sub-prime housing crisis like the US crisis had in 2008 because of high-quality lending practices, a Reserve Bank of Australia official says. RBA head of financial stability Luci Ellis, at the Australian Mortgage ...
RBA's Ellis Says Australian Housing Will Probably Avoid US-Style SlumpBloomberg
Australian mortgage standards remain high: RBAMarketWatch
'Don't be lax in rosy times', RBA warnsBroker News Australia
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Virgin Australian Holdings says net profit doubles to $51.8 million - NEWS.com.au
The West Australian
Virgin Australian Holdings says net profit doubles to $51.8 million
NEWS.com.au
VIRGIN Australia Holdings says the chase for more business customers is progressing ahead of schedule and has delivered a hefty improvement in first half net profit. Separately, Virgin has also announced a restructure of its international operations to ...
Virgin Australia to split company, made more 'real' money than Qantas in first ...Crikey (blog)
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BREAKFAST DEALS: Woodside ambition - Business Spectator
BREAKFAST DEALS: Woodside ambition
Business Spectator
The Australian Financial Review suggests that interested parties could be SITA, a Suze Environment (France) and Sembcorp Industries (Singapore) joint venture, Ironbridge Capital, which owns EnviroWaste in New Zealand, and indeed other private equity ...
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Australian business press digest: 23 February - Sydney Morning Herald
Australian business press digest: 23 February
Sydney Morning Herald
"The [United States] is more efficient for us now we have gone to a low-cost/high-quality research base in Australia to one that is now certainly an expensive [research and development] base," he added. Page 21. Angus McKay, chief financial officer of ...
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Vale looks to Australia for iron ore - Business Spectator
Vale looks to Australia for iron ore
Business Spectator
Brazil's Vale, the world's largest iron ore miner, is looking for investments in Australia to cut down on shipping costs to Asia, The Australian Financial Review reports. “Vale is trying to diminish this handicap by investing more in Australia and ...
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China warms to Aust farm imports: report - Business Spectator
China warms to Aust farm imports: report
Business Spectator
China has indicated that it might be willing to allow in Australian farm imports, as Australia's senior trade negotiator, Bruce Gosper, prepares for trade talks with Chinese government officials next week, The Australian Financial Review reports.
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Australian market preview - Ninemsn
BigPond News
Australian market preview
Ninemsn
In economic news on Thursday, Reserve Bank of Australia Head of Financial Stability Department Luci Ellis is to give a speech to the Australian Mortgage Conference, while the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases its Average Weekly Time Earnings ...
Australian Dollar Weakens After RBA Says It Has Scope to EaseBusinessWeek
Markets Live: Shares lower on Greece doubtsSydney Morning Herald
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The Cash Store Australia Holdings Inc. Announces CFO Appointment - Stockhouse
The Cash Store Australia Holdings Inc. Announces CFO Appointment
Stockhouse
22, 2012 /CNW/ - The Cash Store Australia Holdings Inc. ("Cash Store Australia" or the "Company") (TSXV:AUC) is pleased to announce the appointment of William (Bill) Johnson to the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective February ...
Cash Store Australia Appoints William Johnson As CFONASDAQ
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Projected 6.9 Million Inactive Superannuation Accounts Could Be Consolidated ... - GC Australia
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Projected 6.9 Million Inactive Superannuation Accounts Could Be Consolidated ...
GC Australia
“We see that the development of auto-consolidation as being a necessary and overdue step to improve the efficiency of the Australian superannuation system.” Shorten released research conducted by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and technology ...
Coalition calls for further super changeInvestorDaily.com
One qtr of super accounts set for consolidationBusiness Spectator
Red tape cut under Shorten's 'super' visionWealth Professional
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Upbeat earnings help save the day on the bourse - The Australian
Upbeat earnings help save the day on the bourse
The Australian
... helped Australia's benchmark stock index reverse losses to end the session flat yesterday. The optimism countered investor disappointment with the weakness in offshore equity markets, even after creditors agreed to a financial bailout for Greece.
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Mortgage Choice confident even though profits fell - The Australian
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Mortgage Choice confident even though profits fell
The Australian
MORTGAGE Choice increased its loan book by 5.6 per cent in the first half of the financial year and believes interest rates are likely to remain flat for the next six months. Despite a subdued housing finance market, Australia's biggest independent ...
MORTGAGE CHOICE LIMITED : Core business strong & investing for growth4-traders
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Why one job, one desk days are over for workers - The Australian
Why one job, one desk days are over for workers
The Australian
Demand for temps outpacing demand for full timers Two-thirds of part-time workers satisfied in their roles Wages growth is restrained - economists TEMPORARY roles are set to become a major part of the Australian workforce over the coming decades ...
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ING Direct Australia shares 12 BI tips - Computerworld Australia
ING Direct Australia shares 12 BI tips
Computerworld Australia
Implementing business intelligence (BI) can be a process fraught with pitfalls but avoiding this is easy if companies follow certain processes, advises financial services company, ING Direct Australia. Speaking at the Gartner BI and Information ...
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Strong gold price lifts ASX resources, led by Oil Search Holdings, Medusa ... - Proactive Investors Australia
Strong gold price lifts ASX resources, led by Oil Search Holdings, Medusa ...
Proactive Investors Australia
Proactive Investors is a leading financial and investor website and platform, dominating the "Small-Mid Cap" investor space with multiple investor "channels" and "touch-points." Proactive Investors Australia is a part of the largest global financial ...
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Toyota commits to building cars in Australia beyond 2016 - Ninemsn
Toyota commits to building cars in Australia beyond 2016
Ninemsn
Holden's parent company General Motors told The Australian Financial Review this week the Commodore would be replaced by a smaller "global" car within five to six years. “It's still an outstanding motor vehicle and one that we intend to produce for a ...
Toyota makes pledge to keep building cars in AustraliaNEWS.com.au
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One qtr of super accounts set for consolidation - Business Spectator
One qtr of super accounts set for consolidation
Business Spectator
By a staff reporter Research by the Financial Services Council has revealed that a key strategy of the government's 'stronger super' reform will see a quarter of Australia's 28 million super accounts consolidated. The reform, which will come into ...
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Support hardens for Gillard - The Australian
The Hindu
Support hardens for Gillard
The Australian
The Age reports: PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has told three same-sex couples she believes laws allowing them to marry in Australia are inevitable. The Financial Review reports: The United States has indicated for the first time it would be willing to ...
Gillard Stops Short of Party Vote Amid Australia Labor WoesBusinessWeek
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PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News - Feb 22 - Reuters
PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News - Feb 22
Reuters
THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW (www.afr.com) --Geoff Plummer, chief executive of OneSteel, yesterday said the steel manufacturer was considering changing its name to better reflect its diversified earnings base. "When we're holding this call in 12 ...
Australian business press digest: 22 February, 2012Sydney Morning Herald
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US offers Australia nuclear subs: report - Business Spectator
The Canberra Times
US offers Australia nuclear subs: report
Business Spectator
The United States has signalled that it is willing to lease or sell a nuclear-powered submarine to Australia, as the local Defence Department searches for a replacement for its Collins class vessels, according to The Australian Financial Review.
Risk of capability gap for Collins ClassAdelaide Now
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Managed investment reform needed - InvestorDaily.com
Managed investment reform needed
InvestorDaily.com
Financial Services Council (FSC) chairman Peter Maher said after a decade of Australia's financial services industry operating under the same regime, it was time for change. Maher, a Macquarie Group executive, made the comments as part of a session at ...
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Financial news
- Lending standards must stay high - Reserve Bank of Australia - Herald Sun
- Virgin Australian Holdings says net profit doubles to $51.8 million - NEWS.com.au
- BREAKFAST DEALS: Woodside ambition - Business Spectator
- Australian business press digest: 23 February - Sydney Morning Herald
- Vale looks to Australia for iron ore - Business Spectator