Growth

Wide Bay profit soars

by Staff Reporter • 26 Aug 2008

Wide Bay Australia yesterday delivered a record profit of $18.16 million after tax for the 2008 financial year. READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 26 Aug 2008

A downward interest rate cycle is now widely anticipated but just how far can brokers expect rates to fall? READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 26 Aug 2008

Challenger Financial Services (Challenger) today announced a normalised net profit after tax of $218 million for the... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 25 Aug 2008

Auctions performed badly in Melbourne over the weekend as buyers continue to sit on their hands amid speculation of an... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 23 Aug 2008

The latest issue of the Melbourne Institute’s Monthly Bulletin of Economic Trends shows Australia’s... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 21 Aug 2008

Small business conditions are at a record low and a cut in the official interest rate is essential to stop the slide... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 20 Aug 2008

Despite absorbing higher funding costs, Australian Central Credit Union today reported a healthy after-tax profit of... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 19 Aug 2008

HSBC Bank Australia yesterday cut its fixed home lending rates by between 35 and 130 basis points. READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 15 Aug 2008

QBE Insurance has bought mortgage insurer PMI Australia for $1.027 billion. READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 15 Aug 2008

Consumer sentiment bounced back for August, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment revealed... READ MORE