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InTech says double-digit returns within reach

... derail market returns, such as the ongoing uncertainty about the US economy and monetary policy, the current Australian company reporting season, instability in the Middle East and further terrorist attacks."

Servcorp upgrades profit forecast by 35%

... guidance. "The result is recognition by small business operators of Servcorp's superior IT and business solutions," said the company's chief executive officer Alf Moufarrige. In its 2003 annual report, Servcorp had projected that mature floor locations ...

AMP says NZ restructuring to improve performance

AMP is transferring 10% of its Wellington based staff to Auckland as part of a strategy to improve the company's New Zealand performance. The restructuring of the 150-year-old firm was designed as part of a recovery programme mapped out after hefty ...

Lion Nathan sells portfolio of hotels, takes writedown on value

... Walkabout, Stonehouse and Bar Risa bars and pubs. Mr Thiele plans to return to Australia and, as Managing Director of the company which acquires these venues, will be responsible for the operation and development of the business. Lion Nathan said Melbourne-based ...

Competition leaving little room for bank fee hikes, says Westpac

... months to 31 March, up 17% on the previous corresponding period, boosted by growth in Westpac's business banking. The company said it was positive about the outlook for solid earnings growth for the year as a whole. It predicted the housing market was ...

Bank of Qld withdraws from mortgage mkt; affirms FY04 growth

... reaffirmed its growth forecasts for the 2004 financial year. Bank of Queensland managing director David Liddy said that the company reaffirmed its 10-12% cash EPS growth target for the 2004 financial year and added that the withdrawal from the mortgage ...

Murdoch raises News Corp forecast, hints at higher dividend

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2004
... 30%. Murdoch, News Corp's chairman, said an increased dividend for shareholders was under active consideration and the company was on track to re-incorporate from its Australian base to the US by the end of the 2004 calendar year. "It was a strong quarter ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2004
... weighing down the bourse. Leighton Holdings shares lost more than 22% to hit the lowest level in nearly three years after the company announced a profit downgrade for the full year. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 8.2 points weaker at 3399.4 while ...

Just Group IPO falls short of hoped-for price

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2004
... well positioned to capitalise on the investment made in the business over the past few years. "The fundamentals of the company are outstanding and the board is confident of the future for Just Group and its shareholders," Mr Pinshaw said. Managing director ...

S&P assigns BBB/stable ratings to Alinta Co-generation

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2004
... non-recourse to Alinta, Standard & Poor's will consolidate the debt for analytical purposes at the group level, given the company's electricity off-take contracts, equity commitment to the project, and obligated financial support for potential construction ...