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Colonial First calls for Lend Lease meeting to vote on PREIA

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2003
Colonial First State Investments Ltd has requisitioned a meeting of Lend Lease US Office Trust unitholders to vote on its proposal that Principal Real Estate Investors (Australia) Ltd (PREIA) become responsible entity of the trust. The Colonial/PREIA ...

Westpac-Melbourne Institute index indicates rise in economic activity

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2003
The outlook for domestic economic activity in 2004 is bright after the fourth consecutive monthly rise in a leading indicator. The annualised growth rate of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity was 4.6 per cent in July ...

Fletcher Forests posts $271 million net loss

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2003
Fletcher Forests posted a net loss of $271 million for the year ended June, and said today it will defer a $140 million payout to shareholders. Fletcher Forests, which is trying to sell its entire 106,000-hectare forest estate, said most of the loss ...

Domestic job figures to give new clues to economy

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2003
The latest unemployment figures to be released today will give further clues to the underlying strength of the economy following signs of growing consumer confidence. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute survey found consumer confidence has hit a nine-year ...

Challenger posts $21.3 million net profit

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2003
Challenger Financial Services Group (formerly CPH Management Ltd) today unveiled a significant increase in 2002-03 net profit; $21.32 million for the year ended 30 June 2003, up from $8.66 million in the previous year. "The profit reflected the growth ...

S&P predicts investment grade status for NBFI sector

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2003
Standard & Poor's has said the financially strongest companies in the Australian non-bank financial institutions (NBFI) sector could potentially achieve investment grade status. However the sector remains dominated by a large number of non-investment-grade ...

AMP reportedly set to begin $1.15 billion capital raising

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2003
Financial services group AMP Ltd is reportedly finalising plans for a $1.15 billion rights issue to bolster the financial position of its Australian operations, before they are separated in the upcoming demerger from the insurance giant's UK business. ...

ACCC to announce Qantas-Air NZ fate tomorrow

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2003
Australia's competition watchdog will announce its decision tomorrow on the proposed alliance between Australia's flagship carrier Qantas Airways Ltd and Air New Zealand. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman Graeme Samuel will ...

Adelaide Bank to launch $600 million domestic securitisation program

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2003
Adelaide Bank Ltd said today it is launching a $600 million domestic securitisation program to assist in funding its continuing strong asset growth. The bank said the launch of its seventh domestic issue, under its Torrens residential mortgage lending ...

NAB satisfied with strategic holding in AMP

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2003
National Australia Bank chief executive Frank Cicutto said today that the bank was comfortable with its strategic holding in AMP Ltd. Mr Cicutto, speaking after an Australian Shareholders Association meeting, told reporters that he had not ruled out ...