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Too many defects in prospectuses: ASIC

Many public fundraising documents continue to fall short of minimum standards set down in the Corporations Act, according to a recent review by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The industry regulator said defects in offer ...

Growing US current account deficit burden may fall on Asian currencies: ICAP

In the latest ICAP weekly insight released today, the focus was primarily on the US current account deficit, which at its unsustainably high level would require a large share of global capital to finance it. The ICAP report also highlighted the fact ...

Former Bridges manager sentenced to jail

Robert Thomas Lister, formerly a Back Office Manager for Bridges Financial Services Pty Ltd, was today sentenced to two and a half years jail, to be released after serving six months. Mr Lister was sentenced in Sydney's Downing Centre District Court ...

Perpetual Investments receives top rankings amongst mortgage fund managers

Morningstar has today announced the completion of its Australian mortgages qualitative sector strength ratings, citing seven fund managers offering 85 per cent of retail mortgage fund assets rated. The research house has awarded Perpetual Investments ...

New motor vehicle sales in Australia marginally lower for June: ABS

... The number of new motor vehicle sales across Australia during June 2003 was 77,330, marginally lower than the figure for May (77,349), the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. The number of new passenger car sales during June was 50,132 ...

Midday market wrap: Australian bonds hammered

The Australian bond market was sharply weaker Wednesday morning, following overnight Congressional testimony by US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan. Despite pledging to maintain the fed funds rate at low levels 'for a considerable time', bond ...

Merchandise imports increase by 3.45% in June: ABS

Imports of merchandise products into Australia increased by $358 million or 3.45 per cent from $10.37 billion in May to $10.73 billion in June, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. Significant increases in imports were in food and live ...

ACCC accepts GrainCorp undertakings

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted undertakings, pursuant to section 87B of the Trade Practices Act 1974, from GrainCorp Ltd in relation to the sale of the interest in Australian Bulk Alliance, newly appointed ACCC ...

ACA statement draws fire from AFA

A statement about life insurance made by Catherine Woltuizen, chief policy officer of the Australian Consumers Association, has drawn fierce criticism from financial advisers. "I am stunned that Catherine Woltuizen should claim that young families with ...

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 ...