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S&P begins consultation on management of News index move

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2004
... index, making it ineligible for continued inclusion in Australian Stock Exchange indices. The main local indices to be affected are the S&P/ASX50 and the benchmark S&P/ASX200. This was likely to force local fund managers to sell the stock to realign ...

Increase in insurance premiums far less severe

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2004
... liability and professional indemnity prices continued to climb. High-risk businesses such as construction companies were most affected by this increase. Substantial increases in professional indemnity occurred mainly in the financial services sector. ...

Aust banks heading towards more challenging period: study

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2004
... there is some scope for a deterioration in bank lending volumes and asset quality before Australian bank ratings are affected,\" he said.

Fitch says housing downturn unlikely to hurt banks

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2004
... years have fuelled both net interest and loan establishment fee income, however, financial performance was unlikely to be affected by slower conditions in the housing sector until the 2005 financial year. Fitch said present capital ratios are satisfactory ...

Government announces extension for DIY compliance

... clarify its position on DIY super funds, confirming the introduction of a transition period to allow members of DIY funds affected by the Budget night changes until 30 June, next year, to commence a complying lifetime or life expectancy pension. Shadow ...

ASX refuses to confirm talk it is lobbying for News Corp index

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2004
... S&P for a new index that included News Corp. "Discussions are ongoing and S&P are themselves consulting with various affected parties. No decision has been taken yet. Everyone would like a decision reasonably soon."

Fitch assigns senior unsecured rating of A-minus to PBL

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2004
... owner of the Burswood Casino in Perth. PBL's rating outlook is stable. About $2 billion of senior unsecured debt was affected by this action, Fitch said. Fitch said Burswood was a similar asset to PBL's Crown Casino complex in Melbourne, though of a ...

D&B Survey predicts a modest start to new financial year

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2004
... prices are expected to drop during the September quarter. And one third of executives now say their business has been affected by a slowdown in consumer spending. More than 1,200 business owners and senior executives representing major industry sectors ...

Aust May consumer sentiment rises modestly in wake of Budget

... ago, Westpac said. Westpac's global head of economics Bill Evans said there were many significant events that may have affected consumer attitudes in May, including the Budget. He said the 5% rise in petrol prices over the last month, continuing reports ...

S&P says Leighton profit downgrade within ratings guide

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2004
... company has forecast that the full year profit will be flat at about $140 million. This fiscal result has been adversely affected by the recognition of a $70 million provision in Leighton Contractors division relating to the Spencer Street project in ...