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Analysts remain divided over CBA restructure

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2003
Analysts remain divided over Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd's controversial customer service overhaul, with earnings upgrades - and downgrades - continuing to flow. But opinion seems unanimous that the restructure - which involves cutting 3,700 ...

NAB intends to buy back 25 million shares

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2003
National Australia Bank Ltd said today it intended to buy back up about 25.5 million ordinary shares. The bank said its current intention is to continue to seek to buyback a number of ordinary shares approximating the number of ordinary shares issued ...

Fosters announces broader capital management

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2003
Global beverages firm Foster's Group Ltd said today it would provide details on its broader capital management intentions after determining the net proceeds of the spin-off its Australian Hospitality (ALH) and Leisure pubs and gaming business. Earlier ...

Macquarie Funds research reveals dynamic hedging outperformance

Dynamic currency hedging strategies have outperformed static currency hedging strategies since the float of the Australian dollar 19 years ago, according to research released today by Macquarie Funds Management. Macquarie Funds Management Division Director ...

Australian insurer AMP prefers UK demerger

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
Australian life insurer AMP Ltd is leaning towards returning ownership of its struggling British assets to shareholders rather than selling them off, a source close to the talks told Reuters on Monday. "At the moment it looks like the demerger is the ...

FSIU releases specialist fund ratings

The Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) today released its inaugural investment performance review (IPR) ratings for 93 specialist sector wholesale managed funds. The ratings, which are based on risk-adjusted performance over the three years ...

Macquarie sees property investors gearing up into shares

Macquarie is experiencing strong interest from property investors wanting to diversify into the sharemarket, Macquarie margin lending division director Phil Richards said today. In its analysis of clients applying for capital protected share financing ...

Banks, resources supported, telcos challenged : Citigroup

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2003
An improving global economic outlook and a stabilising credit environment supports the bank and resources sector while operating conditions for telecommunications remain challenging, a credit analyst said today. While corporate bond supply remains patchy ...

BHP Billiton benefits from lnickel upswing underestimated: analysts

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2003
BHP Billiton Ltd's earnings benefits from the upswing in the stainless steel cycle had been underestimated, analysts said today. The comments came after the global miner updated the market on its plans to increase nickel production in a bid to meet ...

RMG acquires $92 million debt from NAB

Debt collector RMG Ltd has acquired $92 million of debt from Australia's biggest bank, National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB). RMG managing director Ron Logan said the purchase was part of the receivables management group's strategy to diversify its revenue ...