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Perennial announces ownership, management changes

Perennial Investment Partners today announced a capital injection from major shareholder IOOF, and a restructuring of the board to enable a greater representation of Perennial executives. Perennial said two IOOF executives, Rob Turner and Tony Hodges ...

NAB Wealth Management companies to pay $67 million in investor compensation

... or the subsequent unit price reduction of their investments on 30 October 2001. "Today's settlement should send a strong signal that high disclosure and governance standards are required when superannuation funds are merged," Mr Knott said. "The arrangements ...

ICAP economists predict yield curve will flatten

In its latest weekly update, ICAP's expert economists have said that once the market senses and/or the Federal Reserve signals that official rates are going to start rising, the curve should flatten, with short rates rising faster than long rates. They ...

AMP Ltd announces $2 billion loss

Westpac expected to bid for NBNZ

Westpac Banking Corp Ltd is expected to reveal today it is in the running for the $5 billion auction of the National Bank of New Zealand (NBNZ). Last week, ANZ Banking Group Ltd today signalled it was a likely bidder for the bank, and the Commonwealth ...

AMP comments on Moody's ratings downgrades

AMP has noted the ratings announcement made by Moody's in London overnight. In the announcement, senior debt guaranteed by AMP Group Holdings was downgraded to Baa1 from A3, and subordinated debt to Baa2 from Baa1. Moody's has lowered its ratings of ...

Rising job ads signal strengthening employment growth: ANZ

The average number of weekly newspaper job advertisements rose by 1.4 per cent to 20,767 in July, the ANZ bank has announced. It was the third consecutive monthly increase, although the ANZ's series has yet to recover all the ground lost after a 12.1% ...

Australia's economic growth rate to pick up: Westpac

The latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity has predicted that Australia's economic growth rate is likely to pick up in the first half of 2004. The index shows the likely pace of economic activity for six to nine months ...

Worrying increase in Australian household debt: ALP

... alternative to bankruptcy that more and more ordinary Australians are being forced to use. "These trends are another warning signal on top of the record levels of household debt, record levels of credit card debt and warnings from regulators about the ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks sag on mixed economic data

US stocks ended a shortened session lower, as new data provided mixed signals about the strength of the recovery. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported payrolls declined by 30,000 in June and the unemployment rate rose to a new 9-year high of 6.4%. ...