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ASIC says 22 companies didn't disclose directors options

Twenty-two Australian companies failed to reveal details of the share options they handed out to directors in their latest annual reports, Australia's corporate watchdog ASIC said today. The requirement applied to annual reports filed after June 30 ...

NAB to change external auditor

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
National Australia Bank said late yesterday it intends to change its external auditor at the end of the current financial year. Audit committee chairman John Thorn said the bank is ending its long association with KPMG, which came under fire from the ...

ASIC invites comment on CLERP 9 guidance papers

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
The investment watchdog has invited comment on three guidance papers on new audit rules included in the government's CLERP 9 proposals. The guidance papers, from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), are on auditor registration ...

Walter demands new NAB chair ahead of general meeting

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2004
Embattled National Australia Bank (NAB) director Catherine Walter has conditionally agreed to quit, with the replacement of Graeme Kraehe as chairman among her list of demands. Walter late yesterday said she was lodging notices with the NAB company ...

DEWR skilled vacancies fall 0.2% in March

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2004
Vacancies for skilled workers slipped 0.2% in March but remained 5.4% higher than the same time last year, official figures showed today. The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) said its skilled vacancies index fell to 111 in March ...

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 ...

Labor targets audit committee chair in NAB fallout

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2004
The federal opposition has called for more heads to roll at National Australia Bank (NAB) as a result of its forex trading fiasco, singling out embattled board member Catherine Walter. Labor financial services spokesman Senator Stephen Conroy said Walter ...

NAB report reveals critical weaknesses

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2004
A report released today into the National Australia Bank's (NAB) foreign exchange scandal revealed critical weaknesses in the bank's culture, governance and risk frameworks. Following the release of the PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) report, NAB announced ...

Conroy outlines CLERP 9 amendments

Shadow Minister for Trade, Financial Services and Corporate Governance Senator Conroy last week outlined several of Labor's latest amendments to the constantly evolving Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (CLERP 9) Bill. Conroy said that in its current ...

St George announces Crusade Trust No. 1 program

... Credit Suisse First Boston, with Barclays Capital, JP Morgan and National Australia Bank, Hong Kong Branch as Co-Managers. The AUD Senior tranche will have Credit Suisse First Boston and St.George Bank as Joint Lead Managers. AAP