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Latest employment data released by the ABS

... force under-utilisation rate was 11.9% (figures for September 2002), the proportion of children living in families where no parent is employed (as compared to all children) for September 2002 was 17.2%. The trend labour force participation rate was 63.5% ...

ANZ Bank gets thumbs down from NZ customers again

Australia's ANZ Bank, which has expressed interest in buying the National Bank of New Zealand from its British parent Lloyds TSB, has been given the thumbs down by its customers for the fourth successive year, it was reported today. The Consumers' Institute ...

Aberdeen parent in takeover announcement

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, the parent company of Australian-based Aberdeen Asset Management Ltd and which was formerly Equitilink, has moved formally to acquire rival Edinburgh Fund Managers Group PLC. The offer, which has been unanimously recommended ...

TXU to float Australian business to pay $3 billion debt

... part of its Australian business in early 2004, to pay down nearly $3 billion in debt and fund growth. But the Dallas-based parent still wants to keep a controlling stake, according to its Melbourne-based local operation. "TXU is very committed to Australia ...

ASSIRT to monitor Schroder's new appointment for ratings purposes

... Investment Management Australia Limited (SIMAL) had been promoted to the role of global head of equities for Schroders plc (the parent company). Assirt said that Mr Lambden will assume his new role in early 2004 and under the new roles the Australian ...

Father's Day facts: some interesting data produced by the ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has said that in June 2003, an estimated 1,764,100 men were husbands and partners with children under 15 years in Australia. These men had the highest rate of labour force participation of 93 per cent (that ...

Wheat exporter AWB to pay $825 million for Wesfarmers Landmark

... is buying the entire Wesfarmers rural network, excluding Wesfarmers Federation Insurance, which is to be retained by the parent Wesfarmers and then merged into a new division with Lumley Insurance. The $825 million deal, announced late on Friday, ends ...

Fitch affirms Bank of Queensland ratings

... and a $30 million Tier 2 subordinated debt issue. UFFA's receivables are primarily funded through loans from its Japanese parent; these will be replaced initially with a bridging facility from ABN Amro, and subsequently through BoQ's capital raisings ...

Moody's rates HSBC Bank Australia

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2003
... within the HSBC group, which increases the likelihood that, if required, it would receive support either from its direct parent, HSBL, or from other group members. It said that the Australian market is becoming increasingly integrated with the HSBC group's ...

Proud Macquarie parents deliver bouncing Baby Wrap

Macquarie Wrap Solutions today officially launched the 'Accumulator' platform to help advisers provide platform services to a greater number of their clients. The Macquarie Accumulator, also known as 'Baby Wrap', offers advisers the use of a wrap administration ...