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Tower strengthens board with new director appointment

Financial services group Tower has appointed William Falconer to its board of directors, following the retirement of Alan Eyes. New Zealand based Falconer is currently the chairman of five companies, including Hellaby Holdings, Kiwifruit International ...

Bridges head to depart early 2004

Bridges Financial Services managing director David Bleakley is to step down and leave early in 2004 after three years at the helm of the dealer group, financial services and insurance group, Tower Ltd has announced. Tower Australia Wealth Management ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar continues to climb

The Australian dollar opened stronger today, buoyed by a weak US dollar and the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to lift overnight cash rates to 5.25 per cent yesterday. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7352/57 compared ...

NAB takeover of AMP a risk to BT if executed well: BT

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2003
BT Financial Group today said a National Bank of Australia (NAB) Ltd takeover of AMP Ltd would be a risk to its business if it was executed well. NAB holds a five per cent stake in AMP and has been eyeing it as a takeover target once the troubled financial ...

RBA gov says could be generational conflict over tax burden

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2003
... constantly expressing our concern about what's happening to land and house prices, I made it clear that we could not take our eye off the whole economy and just direct it to the (housing) sector." But a big positive was that Australia's population was ...

Suncorp appoints US-based asset consultant

Suncorp Investment Management (SIM) has appointed US-based asset consultancy Rocaton Investment Advisers to help handpick the world's best global funds managers for its world equities trust. Suncorp's manager, world equities, Rob Wood said as part of ...

RBA says little to be gained by delaying rise in interest rates

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2003
... long expansion, with less spare capacity than would have been the case some years ago, monetary policy needs to keep a close eye on future growth in demand." The RBA said its current assessment was that inflation could "fall a little further than expected ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar breaks $US0.7000

The Australian dollar opened stronger today, bursting through the $US0.7000 for the first time since November 1997, driven by a weaker US dollar and talk of a free trade agreement between Australia and China. At 0700 AEST the Australian dollar was trading ...

NAB quiet on AMP plans

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2003
National Australia Bank Ltd chief executive Frank Cicutto was keeping his plans for potential takeover target AMP Ltd a secret today, refusing to reveal to New York fund managers and the media his bank's next move. Mr Cicutto re-confirmed NAB was not ...

Midday Market Report: Dollar firm; All eyes on Japan

The Australian dollar was firmer to noon but remained locked in a range as global players await further direction from US economic data. At 1200 the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6849/52 compared with yesterday's close of 0.6840/46. The local ...