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New measures to boost employee share ownership

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2004
The federal government wants to double the number of Australian employees who own shares in the company they work for. Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Anderson announced a new 11% target today for participation in employee share ownership schemes ...

ASX in strong position for full year, but warns of unpredictability

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2004
... trading volumes in January and February means ASX Ltd is well positioned for a strong full year results, although the company warned of the unpredictability of the market. ASX today posted a half year net profit of $42.489 million, up 35 per cent on ...

Boral chair, NAB board member says directors can make mistakes

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2004
Boral chairman and National Australia Bank board member Ken Moss said yesterday investors could not expect company directors to be "mistake free". Dr Moss said while it was the board's job to minimise risk within a company, directors should not be so ...

Perpetual expects organic growth expansion in 2004

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
... when consideration future acquisitions but would also concentrate on expansion through organic growth in FY 2004. The company announced a net profit of $42.381 million for the first half 2003-2004 with an interim dividend fully franked of 70 cents. Commenting ...

AXA says positioned to benefit further from strong equity market

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
AXA Asia Pacific Holdings said today the company was positioned to continue to benefit from strong equity markets and improved economic conditions in the United States, Australasia, Hong Kong and China. AXA booked a net profit of $926 million in the ...

Australian United Investment reports profit jump

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
Australian United Investment Company said dividends received through participation in share buy back schemes had contributed to a significant rise in first half net profit for 2003-2004. The equities investment group said revenue for the half year to ...

IOOF CEO says group will exceed prospectus forecast

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
... Chief executive Rob Turner said the financial services group was confident of exceeding targets set leading up to the company's stock exchange listing in December last year.

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 ...

Perth-based director found not guilty of insider trading

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2004
The investment watchdog today said Perth-based company director Robert Paul Martin had been found not guilty of insider trading in shares of Roehampton Resources NL. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said Martin was acquitted ...

AssetInsure granted APRA licence

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2004
... Pty Ltd was granted a general insurance licence by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) on Friday. The company said it would position itself as a specialist insurer and focus on professional indemnity, financial risks, property and engineering ...