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S&P rates Westpac preferred security issue, CFS Gandel Retail Trust

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2003
International ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) said today that it has assigned its A-minus long-term rating to the $US750 million trust preferred security issued by Westpac Banking Corp. Although a number of trusts exist within the securities ...

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 ...

Australian banks jostle for pole position in NBNZ race

Despite two major Australian banks falling behind in the race to buy the National Bank of New Zealand (NBNZ), all New Zealand's five major banks may soon be in Australian hands. The field is narrowing in the race NBNZ with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares claw back earlier losses

Australian shares clawed back earlier losses, although the All Ordinaries still closed 7.7 points lower at 3,067.5. The recovery in the afternoon session was led by BHP Biliton, which closed 2c up at $9.29, and Westpac banking Corporation, gaining 11c ...

Afternoon market wrap: All ordinaries gain ground

The All Ordinaries gained positive territory today driven by the strongest consumer confidence recorded in the country in nine years. According to the Westpac Banking Corporation and the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, consumer ...

Westpac warns customers against hoax site

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2003
Similar to the ANZ announcement earlier today, Westpac Banking Corporation has advised customers to ignore emails requesting confidential information following the detection of a 'ghost' Internet Banking site located in the US. Some Westpac customers ...

APRA announces results of super hedge fund survey

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) today announced the results of its survey on the level of superannuation monies invested in hedge funds. The survey, which followed APRA's cautioning of trustees about the uninformed use of hedge ...

PREIA and BTFM make changes to POF management delegation deed

Principal Real Estate Investors Australia Ltd (PREIA) and Principal Office Funds' (POF) responsible entity - BT Funds Management Ltd (BTFM) - have today amended the management delegation deed (MDD) entered into as a result of sale of substantial parts ...

Westpac cuts 10-year fixed rates by 0.76%

The Westpac Banking Group - comprising the Bank of Melbourne, Challenge Bank and Westpac - has cut its fixed interest rates by up to 76 basis points, for a range of fixed rate Home Loans effective tomorrow. The Bank has cut its one-year, three-year ...

Westpac launches EUR500million (A$885million) fixed rate note

Westpac Banking Corporation has launched a five-year EUR denominated fixed rate note, it announced today. This is Westpac's inaugural fixed rate Euro currency Eurobond. The issue was sold to over 60 investors across Europe and Asia, many of whom were ...