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Mariner appoints new CFO

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2004
Mariner Financial, the retirement income group led by former Challenger boss Bill Ireland, has appointed Joseph Prsa as its new chief financial officer. Mr Prsa was most recently CFO at Lumley Life, and joins Mariner this week after 16 years in the ...

CBA launches 10-year subordinated note issue

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2004
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) today launched a $500 million subordinated medium term note issue. The notes, which will have a maturity of February 10, 2014, will be callable by the issuer on February 10, 2009 or quarterly thereafter, the ...

Democrats to test Latham's resolve on super reform

The Australian Democrats aim to test the resolve of ALP Leader Mark Latham's interest in reforming the parliamentary superannuation scheme, by introducing a Private Members Bill into the Senate early next year. Democrats' Superannuation spokesperson ...

ASIC raids Steve Vizard's house following insider trading allegation

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2003
High-profile businessman Steve Vizard's house has been raided following insider trading allegations raised by his former bookkeeper. A spokesman for Mr Vizard today confirmed that Australian Federal Police officers acting on a warrant executed by the ...

QIC expands fixed interest offerings

Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has launched two new fixed interest products, involving also the appointment of five external managers. According to QIC, both the Diversified Fixed Interest and Cash Enhanced Funds will be offered to investors ...

Three months to go as ASIC fast tracks AFS licence applications

The Federal Government has continued to remind financial sector participants about the need to apply for their AFS licences promptly, with only three months remaining until the end of the transition to the Financial Services Reform (FSR) Act. Parliamentary ...

Midday Market Wrap: Stocks weaker at noon

The Australian share market was marginally weaker at noon, as it looked for positives following a negative lead from Wall Street overnight. By 1201 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 5.3 points lower at 3213.5 while the all ordinaries index fell ...

FSR Amendment Bill 2003 will enhance disclosure: ALP

The passage of the Financial Services Reform Amendment Bill 2003 will enhance the disclosure of fees and charges for consumers, in dollar terms, and will also help enhance disclosure standards, according to shadow minister for financial services, Senator ...

ALP deputy leader Senator Conroy criticises Costello's stance on HIH audit reforms

... implementing key HIH recommendations relating to audit reform. He alluded to the fact that the final version of the CLERP 9 bill (which was introduced in Parliament on Thursday) has halved the "cooling-off" period (recommended by Justice Owen) from four ...

Business expectations deteriorating: ACCI/Westpac

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2003
The economy continued to steam ahead in the December quarter, a new survey showed today, but expectations for the next quarter have deteriorated. The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)/Westpac survey of industrial trends showed firms ...