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AMP investors look set to pay less that $5 for shares

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2003
Retail investors taking part in AMP Ltd's latest $500 million capital raising look set to pick up their shares for less than $5.00 each. AMP is due to set the final price on Monday, and is expected to be lower than $5.50 or will have a 5 per cent discount ...

Government unfunded super liabilities total $10 billion

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2003
The latest round of state budgets for 2003/04 have revealed state and territory unfunded superannuation liabilities grew by more than $3billion over the past 12 months, increasing the total of unfunded liabilities for Australia's public servants to ...

Government clears the way for radical Telstra sale

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2003
Prime Minister John Howard said today that if the Federal Government sold its stake in Telstra it could still have a say in the telecommunication giant's services. "You don't need to own Telstra to tell it what to do," he said. His comments follow speculation ...

US ruling approves US$750 million WorldCom settlement

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2003
A US federal judge has approved a US$750 million (A$1.1 billion) settlement between WorldCom and market regulators regarding the bankrupt telecom giant's 11 billion dollar accounting fraud. "The court is convinced that the proposed settlement is not ...

Job ads rise in June: ANZ

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2003
The number of job advertisements in major metropolitan newspapers rose by 2.6 per cent (seasonally adjusted) in June, the latest ANZ job ads survey has revealed. June's rise follows an 8.1% rise in May and a 12.1% fall in April. The Bank said this was ...

Centro poised to buy MCS Property

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2003
Centro Properties Group is reportedly poised to buy the $1.4 billion MCS Property funds management business and in the process become Australia's second-biggest shopping centre manager. In a deal that might be announced as early as today, Centro will ...

NZ watchdog allows Tower capital-raising to proceed

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2003
Tower's proposed capital-raising package underwritten by Guinness Peat Group (GPG) has been given the nod of approval by a New Zealand stock exchange (NZX) watchdog. The Market Surveillance Panel (MSP) today said it had granted GPG, which owns 9.9 per ...

Westpac warns customers against hoax site

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2003
Similar to the ANZ announcement earlier today, Westpac Banking Corporation has advised customers to ignore emails requesting confidential information following the detection of a 'ghost' Internet Banking site located in the US. Some Westpac customers ...

$A at 5-year high after RBA decision

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2003
The Australian dollar jumped even higher than its overnight rise, following news from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) that it had decided to leave interest rates unchanged. The RBA left the official cash rate at 4.75 per cent today, despite some ...

Tower must seek shareholder approval for GPG capital-raising plan

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2003
Tower must seek shareholder approval if Guinness Peat Group (GPG) underwrites an alternative capital-raising plan, the New Zealand Exchange (NZX) said today. Yesterday, Tower announced a second proposal to raise $210.8 million after investors expressed ...