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ANZ and ING revise their JV exit arrangements

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2004
ANZ Banking Group and its wealth management partner ING have revised their exit arrangements from the joint venture (JV) which will allow the business to remain intact if one should leave. The exit arrangements established at the time of the JV in May  ...

China life might start investing abroad: report

China Life, the country\'s largest life insurer, may start investing in overseas financial markets before the end of the year, state media reported Sunday. The company, which raised $3.5 billion in the world\'s biggest initial public offering last year ...

Weak jobs data may mean delayed rate rise: economists

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2004
Weaker than expected jobs data meant the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may not have a case to raise interest rates straight after the October election, economists said today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics today said total employment had fallen ...

CBA says in talks with China bank, Jinan, on cooperation

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2004
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) said on Monday it is at an advanced stage of discussions with a Peoples Republic of China (PRC) bank, Jinan City Commercial Bank (JNCCB) regarding strategic co-operation. CBA said this strategic co-operation ...

Count Financial economic worth $222 mln- independent valuation

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2004
Count Financial said on Thursday an independent assessment has estimated its economic value to be $222 million, as at 30 June, 2004. Independent actuaries Trowbridge Deloitte identified and quantified the potential future earnings streams of Count\'s ...

Aust bond market opens broadly unchanged ahead of US jobs report

The Australian bond market opened broadly unchanged today as traders awaited an upcoming United States jobs report for their next lead. Early today the yield on the Commonwealth Government May 2013 bond was at 5.425% from 5.440 at yesterday\'s close ...

Australian Unity appoints new head of investments

Financial, health and retirement services company Australian Unity has today announced the appointment of David Bryant to the newly created position of general manager - investments. Australian Unity group managing director Rohan Mead said the new position ...

Challenger disappoints investors with big goodwill writedown

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2004
The Kerry Packer-backed Challenger Financial Services Group on Monday reported its first net loss since incorporating, impacted by a massive writedown of goodwill. The $280 million writedown of the carrying value of the Challenger Life business made ...

St George says Thame to become chairman by end of year

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2004
St George Bank today announced it has appointed John Thame, who is currently on the board, as deputy chairman and that he will become the bank\'s new chairman at the end of the year. He will replace Frank Conroy who announced in May he will be retiring ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2004
The Australian stock market is likely to open slightly firmer in early trade as US markets finished last week on a positive note. However, the hangover and tailend of the earnings season, plus the confirmation that a federal election will be held on ...