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AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2006
... Steel, Billabong, Domino's Pizza, Coates Hire, Centennial Coal, Macquarie Countrywide, Rex, Commander Communications and Origin Energy revealing first half earnings while Westfield Group, Melbourne IT and Oxiana are unveiling annual results NEW YORK ...

Talk to us and let's make FSR simpler: Chris Pearce

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Chris Pearce, threw down the gauntlet today, asking ASIC to pass the industry's message back to the Government and promising to cut back the regulatory "red tape" in financial services. Speaking at an ASIC regulation ...

Deck reshuffle at Challenger

Challenger Financial Services has announced senior management changes, including the imminent departure of Challenger Wealth Management's chief executive, Chris Cuffe, ahead of the group's half year results on 27 February. Challenger's managing director ...

NAB sells BNZ Investment Management to AXA

National Australia Bank (NAB) announced it has completed the sale of BNZ Investment Management to Assure New Zealand Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Limited. The original sale was announced on 30 November 2005 and was ...

Macquarie leads in project finance

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2006
Macquarie Bank continues to dominate Australasia's project finance markets, well ahead of nearest rival JP Morgan, according to East & Partners' annual Australasian project finance report. Macquarie was involved in more than half of all transactions ...

Challenger welcomes back S&P four stars

After an almost two year hiatus, Challenger's Australian Share Fund and Select Australian Share Fund have both been upgraded back to four stars by Standard and Poor's (S&P). The Australian share fund has returned from a three star rating to a four star ...

Door opens on IFRS - or is it the floodgates?

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2006
The International Accounting Standards Board has bowed to criticism of the new International Financial Reporting Standards and agreed to re-open a debate on some of the basics of financial reporting, according to the UK Financial Times. Tom Jones, vice-chairman ...

JB Were establishes mezzanine fund

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2005
... Howe, head of mezzanine finance for JB Were said the fund's aim was to negotiate alongside private equity investors at the origin of a deal and to supply capital from the outset of any private equity investment. He said he did not expect the mezzanine ...

Aust Unity hires former Perpetual lending manager

Australian Unity Investments (AUI) has appointed a former Perpetual manager to the newly created role of national lending manager. Phil Preston will be responsible for the group's lending operations nationally and will be developing mortgage origination ...

Competition among insurers to drive down profits and premiums

While the general insurance industry has enjoyed record profits in 2005, tougher competition and lower premium rates could mean returns in 2006 won't be as good, according to a recent survey. The JPMorgan Deloitte 2005 General Insurance Industry Survey ...