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Aust Prime Property Fund rated A- stable outlook by S&P

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2004
Australian Prime Property Fund (APPF) Retail has been assigned a corporate credit rating of A-minus, stable outlook by Standard & Poor's. The fund's manager, Lend Lease Real Estate Investments said the rating recognised the quality of the fund's $1.7 ...

Iluka Resources says CFO resigns, Grant appointed acting CFO

Mineral sands company Iluka Resources said Mark Hughes has resigned as chief financial officer (CFO). David Grant, 39, has been appointed to the position of Acting CFO. The company said Mr Hughes has accepted a position as the executive chairman of ...

Australian price of goods and services rose 0.1% in April: TD/MI

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2004
The price of Australian consumer goods and services rose slightly in April, driven by increases in the cost of health and medical services, rents and fruit and vegetables, an inflation measure showed. The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute Experimental ...

Private equity sources have increased says venture capital guide

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2004
Venture capital and other forms of private equity sources in the Australasian region have increased in the past year by 10, up from 179 in 2003. According to the Australian Venture Capital Guide 2004, Australia had 131 venture capital firms, 22 business ...

Inflation rises 0.4% in January: report

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2004
Australian prices for consumers goods and services rose 0.4% in January, a report said. The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute Experimental Monthly Inflation Gauge said the firmer figure followed a flat result in December, to be 2.3% higher than a year ...

AFA endorses policy on transfer of clients

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has welcomed new government guidelines clarifying the position of clients when a financial adviser transfers between dealer groups. The AFA said the new guidelines, released as a FAQ by the Australian Privacy ...

Challenger acquires independent mortgage financier

The Challenger Financial Services (CFG) has today announced that it had entered into an agreement with Zurich Capital Markets (ZCM) to acquire the assets of ZCM's Australian Primcipal Finance business subject to the finalisation of agreed terms. The ...

Challenges ahead for wealth managers: survey

Australian private banking and wealth management organizations believe differentiation and customer service re-invention are primary strategies for competitive advantage, according to a new survey. But while the Asia-Pacific region offered strong growth ...

AMP Henderson to buy hair care company for $66 million

Henderson Private Capital, the private equity operation of AMP Henderson Global Investors, today announced plans to buy Sabre hair care products company for $66 million. Sabre is an ASX-listed company and was offered $2.15 per share by Henderson. The ...

Australian primary equity market falls 31% to $4.7 billion

The Australian primary equity market fell from $6.2 billion to $4.7 billion during the first quarter of 2003 compared to the corresponding period last year as Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) dried up, Thomson Financial said today. There were only four ...