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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 ...

AGL restructures to ride the infrastructure wave

... position and higher risk profile for the company. In the restructure, it has been reported that AGL outbid Babcock & Brown and Origin Energy for Southern Hydro at a price that was well above what the other parties were offering. Moody's concedes however ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2005
... Holdings and Two Way TV all front shareholders at annual general meetings. Also, Lihir Gold releases Q3 production report as Origin Energy releases Q1 production. On the economics front TD Securities releases its experimental inflation gauge while the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2005
... 46 points firmer at 4414. On the day shareholders are inundated with more annual general meetings from BHP Billiton Plc, Origin Energy, Super Cheap Auto and Cochlear. Production reports from Iluka and Oil Search for the third quarter are also expected ...

More draft FSR regulations released

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Chris Pearce, has released draft regulations implementing a number of proposed refinements to Financial Services Regulation (FSR). The draft regulations seek to better define the distinction between retail ...