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UK launches probe into Citigroup bond trading

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2004
Britain\'s financial watchdog said on Wednesday it had launched a probe into unusual trading by U.S. financial services giant Citigroup in European government bond and derivative markets earlier this month. The enquiry centres around Citigroup\'s sale ...

Shareholders have the power; ASIC

In a clarifying statement issued today, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) confirmed only shareholders of a public company have the power to remove company directors. ASIC referred to The Corporations Act 2001 citing only the ...

Small caps rank highest in July; Mercer

Mercer Investment Consulting released its Australian shares specialist fund performance tables to the end of July on Monday, revealing small cap funds produced their highest monthly gain since August last year. In a month when the Australian share market ...

Schroders sticks with long term investment strategy

At its 2004 Researcher Investment Briefing, Schroders outlined its preferred investment strategy citing concerns that domestic cyclical stocks are overvalued and favouring stocks with low leverage and strong cash flow. The investment manager said retailer's ...

Broking houses downgrade CBA after full year result

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2004
Broking houses were marking down their earnings estimates for Commonwealth Bank of Australia for 2005 after Wednesday's full year earnings fell short of market expectations. Chief executive David Murray unveiled a whopping 28% rise in CBA\'s full year ...

Boutique's attracting the top talent; van Eyk

Personnel, not just performance is driving the trend towards boutique fund managers, Steven van Eyk says. In a research paper released on Tuesday, van Eyk said there were a number a reasons that explain the rising dominance of small boutique fund managers ...

Citigroup CEO off to NAB

National Australia Bank today announced two key appointments - former Citigroup Australasia chief executive Ahmed Fahour in the newly created role of chief executive for Australia and ex-Commonwealth Bank of Australia executive Michael Ullmer as the ...

Citibank to move Brisbane call centre operations to Manila

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2004
Citibank Australia on Thursday said it planned to relocate its Brisbane-based call centre operations to the bank\'s regional call centre in Manila in the Philippines over the next five months. Citibank\'s call centre has been based in Brisbane since ...

HBOS CEO damps hopes of UK bid for Abbey

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2004
HBOS chief executive James Crosby dampened hopes of a UK bid for Abbey National on Wednesday as he forecast strong HBOS performance in 2004 and 2005 after a rise in first-half profits. Crosby said a bid for Abbey by HBOS or a UK rival was unlikely after ...

NAB's former UK target Abbey National faces new takeover

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2004
United Kingdom bank Abbey National, once a takeover target for the National Australia Bank, could be swallowed up by the world\'s biggest bank Citigroup. British newspapers over the weekend that said that Citigroup is considering an STG8.5 billion bid ...