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Challenger rallies as Lowy investment emerges

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2004
Shares in Challenger Financial Services Group surged yesterday after another high profile business figure emerged as a major stakeholder. LFG Holdings, a private investment vehicle run by the family of Westfield chairman Frank Lowy, bought a 5.78% stake ...

Results disappoint for Pioneer

Pioneer Alternative Investments released its trading report for May, revealing disappointing results for its Momentum AllWeather absolute return fund and the Pioneer long/short strategy. The Momentum AllWeather fund returned 0.11% in May, contributing ...

Government announces extension for DIY compliance

The Federal Government has moved to 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 ...

Homeloans to purchase company authorised as a responsible entity

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2004
Homeloans on Friday announced it had entered into an agreement to purchase a company that would allow it to establish a mortgage trust. The purchase is conditional on the company to be acquired's application to the Australian Securities and Investments ...

The Rock prices $245.5 mln in Super Senior Notes

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2004
The Rock Building Society has today priced $A245.5 million worth of Super Senior notes. Lead manager SG Australia said the notes of the RBS Trust 2004-1 transaction had been priced at 33 basis points over the one month bank bill swap reference rate ...

Structural change strengthens regional bank credit ratings

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
Structural change in the risk profile of Australia's regional banks since the 1990s has strengthened their credit ratings, a new report has shown. Standard & Poor's (S&P) industry report card on regional banks in Australia found this progressive structural ...

S&P assigns preliminary ratings to Compass RMBS issues

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2004
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has assigned its preliminary ratings to two issues of Australian residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) by Compass Master Trust. S&P said each transaction would consist of two classes of floating-rate notes ...

CBA launches sixth global mortgage securitisation

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2004
The Commonwealth Bank has launched its sixth global issuance of A$3.4 billion mortgaged backed securities through Medallion Trust; its Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) programme. The assets comprise fixed and variable rate loans originated from the ...

Babcock & Brown leans toward ASX listing

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2004
Global investment bank Babcock & Brown is reportedly planning a float of its entire international operation on the Australian Stock Exchange. Babcock director Rob Topfer told media a public float had "firmed as the preferred option for the group", with ...

S&P assigns ratings to Members Equity

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2004
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has assigned its BBB-minus long-term and A3 short-term counterparty credit ratings to Members Equity. The outlook is stable. S&P said the ratings reflect Members Equity's sound and developing business profile, its ...