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Lend Lease, General Property Trust in trading halt

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2004
Property groups Lend Lease Corporation and General Property Trust both requested trading halts in their securities last night ahead of an announcement concerning their "future relationship". In a statement released to the ASX, General Property Trust ...

Murdoch raises News Corp forecast, hints at higher dividend

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2004
... Australian base to the US by the end of the 2004 calendar year. "It was a strong quarter for us across all of News Corporation and Fox operations," Murdoch told a conference call with analysts and the media Thursday. "In fact, the third quarter results ...

Indigo Pacific IPO closes 60% oversubscribed

... subscriptions of $40 million from institutional and retail investors, including fund manager Queensland Investment Corporation, which now has and 8.5% stake in the new company. Indigo Pacific, which is expected to list on May 14, will be 25% owned by ...

Macquarie DDR appoints Bob Joss as independent director

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2004
... year. Mr Joss is best known to Australians as the former chief executive and managing director of Westpac Banking Corporation. During his tenure at Westpac, he strengthened its capability as a financial services provider, Macquarie DDR chairman Richard ...

ASIC issues stop orders against six debenture prospectuses

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2004
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued six stop orders on debenture prospectuses since the beginning of the year and yesterday gave guidelines to protect investors. ASIC said today it has been scrutinising recent debenture ...

News Corp placed on review by Moody's for possible ratings upgrade

Moody's Investors Service has placed News Corporation's ratings on review for a possible upgrade. The review is prompted by the strengthening of the company's balance sheet and credit position over recent years, together with management's desire to ...

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 ...

Mercer announces appointments

... for two financial planning businesses with combined funds under advice of $1.6 billion. She previously worked at AM Corporation as National Manager, Accountant & Researcher Services from 1998 to 2000. Mercer also announced the promotion of David Anderson ...

News Corp appoints directors

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2004
Media giant News Corporation Ltd has increased its number of directors to 14 in the wake of the proposed relocation to the United States. It has appointed two representatives to the company's 13-strong board to replace Graham Kraehe, who resigned to ...

Westpac completes $US525 million tier one securities offer

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
Westpac Banking Corporation said today it had closed its offer of $US525 million tier one hybrid capital securities. The bank said the securities were sold outside New Zealand and Australia, primarily to US institutional investors. The securities pay ...