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NAB survey reveals ongoing strength of the non-farm economy

In its latest monthly business survey, the National Australia Bank (NAB) has said that its survey results for the month of July reflect an ongoing strengthening in the Australian non-farm economy, even after taking into account the element of seasonality. ...

Moody's rates HSBC Bank Australia

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2003
Moody's Investors Services has assigned ratings to HSBC Bank Australia Ltd with long-term deposits and senior rated A1 and subordinated debt rated A2. Short-term deposits have been rated Prime-1, and a Bank Financial Strength Rating of D-plus was assigned. ...

Property investment loans rise again in June: ABS

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2003
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said today the argument to cut interest rates had weakened over the last three months, as official figures confirmed the property investment boom showed no signs of slowing. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

AMP responds to demerger market speculation

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2003
AMP chief executive officer Andrew Mohl today issued an update on the company's demerger proposal, in response to speculation about the business. "The uncertainty is understandable given the complexity of the proposed demerger and continuing uncertainty ...

Moody's adds to AMP Group gloom

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2003
International ratings agency Moody's today downgraded the ratings of the AMP Group. Senior debt guaranteed by AMP Group Holdings is downgraded to Baa1 from A3, and subordinated debt to Baa2 from Baa1. The Reset Preference Shares issued by AMP Henderson ...

AMP comments on Moody's ratings downgrades

AMP has noted the ratings announcement made by Moody's in London overnight. In the announcement, senior debt guaranteed by AMP Group Holdings was downgraded to Baa1 from A3, and subordinated debt to Baa2 from Baa1. Moody's has lowered its ratings of ...

Moody's rates Westpac trust preferred securities issue

Moody's Investors Service has assigned a rating of A2 to Westpac Banking Corp's $US750 million issue of trust preferred securities. The outlook for the rating is stable. Moody's said the A2 rating is two notches lower than Westpac's senior debt obligations ...

AMP announces impacts of changes to its listed property trust

AMP Limited has announced today the various impacts of potential changes to its listed property trust (LPT) business that is managed by AMP Henderson Global Investors. "AMP Henderson is managing an exit from the LPT sector at a time of significant market ...

Australian economists expect RBA to leave rates unchanged in August

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2003
The majority of Australia's economists expect the nation's central bank board to leave interest rates unchanged after its meeting in Sydney today. It has been 426 days since the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) moved the official cash rate from 4.75 ...

Morningstar awards three stars to Merrill Lynch's international equities

Morningstar has awarded a moderate three star rating to Merrill Lynch Investment Managers' (MLIM) international equities sector strength rating for its style neutral - 'enhanced index'. In its latest assessment of Merrill Lynch, the research house cited ...