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St George Bank proposes capital raising, chairman to retire

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2004
St George Bank chairman Frank Conroy said on Monday he will retire from the board at the conclusion of the bank\'s annual meeting in December. \"For the past twenty years or more, I have been in a senior corporate role either as an executive or a public ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2004
... balance data and March quarter company profits data. Novus Petroleum has its annual general meeting today while St George Bank has a shareholder meeting in Melbourne.

AAP Market Wrap

... lost 15 cents to $28.61, the Commonwealth Bank shed 11 cents to $31.09, Westpac fell by 24 cents to $16.75 and St George Bank was down by 21 cents to $21.49. AAP

NAB shares tumble more than 1.5% after H1 profit slide

... bank reported a 16% jump in half year net profit, including one-off gains like profits from selling its stakes in St George Bank and AMP, to $2.166 billion. But interim cash net profit before significant items fell 8.7% to $1.85 billion, which chief ...

Banking chiefs extra vigilant after NAB scandal

... asking more questions about the integrity of Westpac's controls and the nature of its culture since the NAB scandal. St George Bank chief executive Gail Kelly told ABC television's Inside Business the problems at NAB illustrated the importance of avoiding ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
... aggressive interest-rate hikes that could stifle growth in the US economy and corporate profits. In Australia yesterday, St George Bank soared after a good profit result as the Australian stock market nudged its way into positive territory despite a ...

St George Bank raises full year earnings forecasts

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2004
St George Bank Ltd said today it was raising its earnings per share growth forecast to 11%-13% for the 2004 financial year. The comments came after the company reported a net profit of $354 million for the six months to 31 March, 2004, an 18% increase ...

St George shareholders win tax exemption

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2004
St George Bank Ltd shareholders have won exemption from paying tax on a 2001 share buyback, after a court ruling yesterday. St George said it granted "sell back rights" to shareholders in February 2001 in relation to an off-market buyback of its ordinary ...

RBA decision to leave rates unchanged no surprise

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
... borrowing for housing but has kept them steady at its past two monthly meetings. No meeting is held in January. St George Bank chief economist Steve Ryan said he had expected the RBA to keep rates on hold in April. "It's an ideal environment in which ...

Regional banks look to business lending, wealth management: KPMG

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
... income. Banks surveyed were Suncorp Metway, Adelaide Bank, Bank of Queensland, Elders Rural Bank and Bendigo Bank and St George Bank, whose inclusion continued to be monitored as it dominated the survey, KPMG said. Overall, the survey showed, consumer ...