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Westpac completes $US525 million tier one securities offer

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
Westpac Banking Corporation said today it had closed its offer of $US525 million tier one hybrid capital securities. The bank said the securities were sold outside New Zealand and Australia, primarily to US institutional investors. The securities pay ...

NAB currency scandel cements four pillars policy: Fels

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2004
The National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB) currency scandal ensured the "Four Pillars" bank policy will stay for years, according to the country's former competition watchdog Allan Fels. The former chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ...

Differentiation the key to investment property: Westpac

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2004
Differentiation should be a key concern for people shopping for investment property, Westpac Banking Corp's head of property Frank Allen said yesterday. Mr Allen said the residential property market was already showing signs of softening but was unlikely ...

Westpac comfortable with market expectations

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2004
Westpac Banking Corp said today that it was comfortable with market expectations for the 2004 financial year as it met with institutional investors. At the same time the bank said that cash earnings for all business units in the year to date are ahead ...

AIF to maintain dividends, after reporting $11.2 million net profit

... APAC - which owns Melbourne and Launceston airports - had demonstrated the strength of a combined partnership with Westpac Bank. AIF said it would continue to leverage the Westpac partnership through deal flows and asset underwriting and grow the fund ...

AMP shares surge on speculation of takeover interest

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2004
Shares in financial services giant AMP Ltd and HHG plc surged this morning as some investors believed the stocks were undervalued and on the back of speculation of more takeover interest in AMP. Both were heavily traded with more than 4.26 million AMP ...

Westpac launches 200 million euro three-year FRN

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2004
Westpac Banking Corporation overnight launched a 200 million euro three-year Floating Rate Note (FRN), at an all-in price of four basis points over the benchmark EURIBOR rate via the Bank of America.

Fraudsters target Westpac net banking customers

Westpac Bank's internet banking customers have been targeted yet again by fraudsters hoping to gain their banking details. Customers are sent a fraudulent email which directs them to a bogus website where they are asked to provide their security details. ...

Rate hike expected, more to come: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2003
... "Overall, today's move was widely expected, and appears consistent with a further move up in early 2004," he said. Westpac Bank senior economist Andrew Hanlan said he still expected one further rate rise (of 0.25 per cent). Royal Bank of Canada economist ...

Midday Market Wrap: Bank shares surge, dollar jumps on interest rate hike

Bank shares surged today, as investors bet today's quarter percentage point rate rise could be one of the last. Analysts said the shares had been oversold in recent sessions, ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to hike rates today. As ...