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Rising dollar, interest rates good for Challenger profit

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2004
Challenger Financial Services Group said today that it was a very different company to the one that existed nine months ago after reporting a pro-forma net profit of $33 million for the first half. Challenger reported a net profit for the six months ...

FRM diversified Aus fund records 10.86% return

Financial Risk Management (FRM) has announced that its diversified Australia fund recorded a return of 10.86% for the 12 months to January 2004, with a standard deviation of 1.86%. Meanwhile, the FRM master fund recorded a return of 8.10% in US dollar ...

ASX acquires remaining stake in Orient Capital

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2004
Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) has completed the acquisition of the remaining 50% stake in investor relations firm Orient Capital. ASX had held a 50% interest in Orient since February, 2001. ASX said Orient would continue to operate as an independent ...

Lend Lease says net operating profit on track

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2004
Lend Lease Corporation today said its full year operating net profit would be in line with market expectations. Lend Lease today posted an interim net profit of $188.2 million, compared to a $369.4 million net loss for the previous corresponding period. ...

Schaffer will continue to pay special dividends

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2004
Diversified industrial firm Schaffer Corporation said it would continue to make special dividend payments as it unwound its non-core investment portfolio. Schaffer posted a net profit for the half year to December 31 2003, of $10.1 million, which included ...

Creditors vote to wind up Henry Kaye flagship company

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2004
Creditors have voted to liquidate the flagship company of Melbourne property spruiker Henry Kaye. Creditors of National Investment Institute (NII) met in Melbourne yesterday to vote on whether to liquidate the company or approve a deed of company arrangement ...

Telstra chairman denies Fairfax takeover was discussed

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2004
Telstra Corp Ltd chairman Bob Mansfield today denied that the telco's board discussed taking over John Fairfax Holdings Ltd at a meeting last week. "That certainly was not the case, and no such discussion occurred," Mr Mansfield told media. Mr Mansfield ...

Ruddock plays down call for tougher tax police

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2004
Attorney-General Philip Ruddock has played down calls for the tax office to have stronger policing and intelligence powers to track down serial tax cheats. Newspaper reports said a report recommended the Australian Tax Office (ATO) employ former federal ...

Investors need to be wary of impact of $A on offshore shares

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2004
Australian investors needed to be wary of how the rising Australian dollar could effect their overall return from international share markets, an investor group said today. Asset consultant InTech Financial Services said in the environment of a rising ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2004
The Australian dollar opened stronger on the back of United States dollar weakness as the local market awaited today's speech from the Reserve Bank of Australia's deputy governor. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7924/29 compared ...