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Senator Campbell calls for single Asia-Pacific finance market

The formation of a single Asia Pacific finance market was one of the next major steps in globalisation of financial services, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Senator Ian Campbell has announced. He said Australia would benefit greatly from ...

Challenger acquires independent mortgage financier

The Challenger Financial Services (CFG) has today announced that it had entered into an agreement with Zurich Capital Markets (ZCM) to acquire the assets of ZCM's Australian Primcipal Finance business subject to the finalisation of agreed terms. The ...

Morningstar's study on fund manager performance and characteristics

Morningstar has said that top-performing retail share funds for one year are not usually going to be those of the next, according to a new study published by the ratings house and commissioned by Vanguard Investments Australia. "The study show clearly ...

S&P comment on Suncorp-Metway financial result

Suncorp-Metway Ltd delivered a sound, diversified result for the 2002/03 year, ratings agency Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today. Suncorp-Metway today posted a 23 per cent increase in net profit for 2002/03 to $384 million. "The result is ...

Direct investment fund wins first mandates

Corporate adviser Babcock & Brown has been joined by the WA Local Government Super Plan (WALGSP) and Pinnacle Master Fund, as co-investors in the Babcock & Brown direct investment fund (DIF), the group has announced. They are the first two external ...

PSS/CSS calls for withdrawal of Gunns resolution

The Public Sector and Commonwealth Super (PSS/CSS) funds has called for the withdrawal or a delay in the resolution to alter Gunns Limited's articles of association to prevent development, clearfelling or selective logging of defined old-growth forest ...

Afternoon market wrap: All ordinaries gain some ground

The All Ordinaries gained some territory by close of the day's trading, edging higher by almost a third of a percent. This follows the positive results in the Nasdaq and Dow Jones indices. The Hong Kong's Hang Seng index on the other hand lost close ...

Qantas confirms property review

Qantas has today reacted to media speculation by confirming that it is undertaking a full review of its property assets, including the domestic freight and passenger terminals to determine whether these should be retained or sold. The review should ...

Vanguard earns middle rating: Morningstar

Vanguard Investments, which manages the international equities component of Portfolio Partners' multi-sector products, has been given a rating of three out of five by Morningstar, the ratings agency has announced. While noting Vanguard was essentially ...

Afternoon market wrap: Local shares end lower

After dipping in and out of positive territory, the All Ordinaries eventually closed almost six points lower at 3,175.0. The market was dragged lower by the major banks, including a 96c fall in the CBA to $28.73. Among other blue-chips to endure losses ...