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UK brokerage firm to launch "socially irresponsible" investment fund

UK brokerage firm Willis Owen has unveiled plans to launch a 'vice' fund dedicated to putting money in companies shunned by ethical investment campaigners. This fund will focus in particular on "high dependency" stocks - such as shares in betting shops ...

ANZ responds to NZ poor management report

ANZ Banking Group Ltd has hit back at a report in New Zealand that claimed it has a poor management culture with a poor reputation for looking after its customers. ANZ, which is attempting to buy the National Bank of New Zealand, came under fire in ...

Retail trade increases 0.8% to $15.12 billion in July: ABS

Retail Trade in Australia had reached $15.12 billion in July, reflecting an increase of 0.8 per cent in value compared with the month of June, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said. This follows revised increases of 1.2% in June 2003 and 0.2% ...

AMP refuses to name UK business buyers

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2003
AMP Ltd today remained tightlipped about whether it had lined up three potential buyers for its troubled British life insurance businesses. Earlier today it was reported that South African insurer and funds manager Old Mutual, American buyout specialist ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares make further ground

The Australian share market opened strongly, only to see early gains erode as the morning session wore on. At midday the All Ordinaries had settled back to 3,201.4, some 4.5 points up on last night's close, but down from early highs of 3,210. The gains ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares enjoy broad-based gains

The Australian share market surged higher at the open, following confirmation the NAB was building a strategic stake in troubled insurer AMP. At midday the All Ordinaries had climbed to 3,193.7, some 15.5 points up on yesterday's close. Shares in the ...

Afternoon market wrap: Local shares finish strongly

The Australian share market sustained early gains, driven by continued strong earnings reports and speculation the NAB is keen to continuing building a stake in AMP. The All Ordinaries closed 18.7 points higher at 3,196.9, a new 12-month high. While ...

ASIC issues urgent insurance warning to Cootamundra Insurance clients

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is urging those who arranged insurance policies through Cootamundra Insurance Consultants in Cootamundra, NSW or Insurance Made Easy in the Lennox Heads area of NSW to contact their insurance ...

Former Adelaide adviser joins Wattle Group guilty party

Ian William Snook, formerly an investment adviser and principal of Golconda resources, has become the latest person to be convicted in the Wattle Group saga, after pleading guilty to 62 charges in the District Court of Adelaide. The Australian Securities ...

IOOF launches user-friendly investment tool called IPS

IOOF, Australia's third largest independent provider of superannuation and funds management services, has announced that it had launched its new IOOF Portfolio Service (IPS) for Corporate Superannuation, a suite of user-friendly and innovative investment ...