Growth
Bendigo and Adelaide registers loss; up earning
by Staff Reporter • 17 Feb 2009
Speaking on Lateline last night, group managing director of the bank Rob Hunt said the earnings per share increase of... READ MORE
Challenger posts strong earnings despite mark-to-market loss
by Staff Reporter • 17 Feb 2009
Released to the market yesterday, Challenger’s first half results included a statutory loss of $108 million,... READ MORE
Japan slowdown bad news for Australian economy
by Staff Reporter • 17 Feb 2009
Japan’s GDP shrank at an annualised rate of 12.7 per cent in the final three months of 2008 it revealed... READ MORE
Aus, US stimulus measures get thumbs up
by Staff Reporter • 16 Feb 2009
The package had failed to make it through the senate on Thursday after Mr Xenophon sided with the Coalition as a... READ MORE
Mixed results for weekend auctions
by Staff Reporter • 16 Feb 2009
Of the 199 properties listed for auction in Sydney 66.4 per cent sold, Australian Property Monitors data showed... READ MORE
Business confidence smashed
by Staff Reporter • 13 Feb 2009
According to NAB’s December quarter business survey released yesterday, businesses’ confidence levels... READ MORE
One in every 466 US houses in foreclosure
by Staff Reporter • 13 Feb 2009
According to RealtyTrac – a US-based housing data provider – 274,399 foreclosure filings were reported... READ MORE
New stimulus plan faces Senate hurdle
by Staff Reporter • 13 Feb 2009
The package failed to make it through the Senate after Senator Nick Xenophon sided with the Coalition as a result of... READ MORE
Robust job market despite unemployment hike
by Staff Reporter • 13 Feb 2009
Data released by the ABS yesterday showed the national unemployment figure rose to 4.8 per cent in January –... READ MORE
England's recession deepening: BoE
by Staff Reporter • 12 Feb 2009
The grave warnings came as the BOE released its Inflation Report, forecasting GDP to contract at an annual rate of 4... READ MORE
A tad more rate relief needed to sustain market recovery
by Staff Reporter • 12 Feb 2009
Figures released by the ABS yesterday showed the number of owner-occupied housing finance commitments climbed by a... READ MORE
Consumers positive about present; uneasy about future
by Staff Reporter • 12 Feb 2009
Tumbling interest rates and the announcement of a further and substantially larger stimulus package from the... READ MORE
US stimulus packages passes through the Senate
by Staff Reporter • 11 Feb 2009
The bill passed through the Senate very narrowly, with just 61 votes in favour of the bill – one vote over the... READ MORE
Business confidence back in decline
by Staff Reporter • 11 Feb 2009
After a bounce following the government’s first stimulus package announced late last year Australian business... READ MORE
AFM calls on industry for bushfire support
by Staff Reporter • 11 Feb 2009
With the support of the Rotary Club of Mornington in Victoria, AFM will canvass its broking, funding and finance... READ MORE

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