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S&P places BBB-plus ratings on Deutsche MTN program

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2003
International ratings agency Standard & Poor's has placed its BBB-plus ratings on Deutsche Office Trust's (DOT) medium-term note (MTN) program and outstanding debt issues on CreditWatch with positive implications. At the same time, the corporate credit ...

CBA to conduct US roadshow to evaluate hybrid security interest

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2003
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) announced today it would conduct a roadshow in the US this week to evaluate institutional investor interest in a possible US dollar tier one-hybrid security issue. The bank said the timing of the roadshow had ...

CBA cuts 600 retail jobs

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2003
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (CBA) has cut 600 jobs from its retail division, in a bid to match branch staff numbers with falling demand for branch banking, it has announced. Despite the cuts, Australia's second biggest bank maintained it had ...

Rain leads to improved confidence: NAB Agribusiness survey

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2003
Falling rain in many parts of Australia has improved confidence in the rural business sector despite weak conditions in the June quarter, the National Australia Bank (NAB) quarterly Agribusiness survey has found. Australia's agribusiness sector remained ...

AMP Henderson launches Enhanced Yield Fund

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2003
A new high yield fund to enable the retail investor to capture access to a range of non-traditional investments was launched today by AMP Henderson. The Group said its Enhanced Yield Fund was unique in the market in that it provides investor access ...

Inflation remains in check: Costello

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2003
Australian Federal Treasurer Peter Costello said today that medium-term influences on inflation are pointing to continuing moderate outcomes in the period ahead. This follows the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealing that the consumer price index ...

POF advises unitholders of alternative takeover proposal

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2003
Principal Office Fund (POF) today advised unitholders of its alternative proposal to the hostile $1.5 billion takeover bid from Investa Property Group. In a letter to unitholders, Principal said its alternative proposal is set out in a Third Supplementary ...

SG prices $220 million of super-senior notes

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2003
SG Australia, the corporate and merchant banking arm of Societe General Group (France), has priced $220 million of super-senior notes, it has announced. SG said the notes were part of the RBS Trust 2003-1 transaction. The transaction had been priced ...

AIP reports 5.7% net profit increase, accepts MGI takeover offer

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2003
AMP Industrial Trust (AIP) today reported a 5.7 per cent increase in net profit for 2002/03. AIP said net profit was $35.641 million in the year to June 30, 2003, compared with $33.718 million in the previous corresponding period. AIP said revenue for ...

Lend Lease completes first stage of US sale

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2003
Lend Lease Corp Ltd has completed the first stage of its previously announced sale of several United States real estate debt businesses to GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corp. The businesses subject to the sale include CapMark Services, the Debt Advisory ...