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TPC opens Melbourne office

The Private Collection has announced the opening of a Melbourne office with the appointment of Sumi Putra to the role of state manager, Victoria. Putra joins The Private Collection with more than 20 years experience in the financial services industry ...

Kommunalbanken prices $200 mln three year Kangaroo issue

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2004
Kommunalbanken AS, the single largest lender to Norwegian local governments, has today launched and priced a new $200 million three year Kangaroo bond issue. The issue was sold to investors at 43 basis points over the October 2007 Australian Commonwealth ...

FKP acquires new Sydney assets

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2004
Investment company FKP has acquired another central Sydney office building and a new commercial development at Warriewood for a total outlay of $25.5 million. FKP's Commercial Property Trust No.2 paid $20.9 million for 52 Clarence Street, which is fully ...

NAB CEO signs three year contract

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2004
National Australia Bank John Stewart today signed a three year contract until February 2007 with the option on annual renewal. NAB said the terms include a payment of $2.23 million until October 2005, with a large proportion of remuneration to be linked ...

Aristocrat shares up 12% after profit forecast

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2004
Shares in poker machine maker Aristocrat Leisure rocketed more than 12% higher in early trade after providing guidance for the first half. Aristocrat - which had previously provided no outlook for the first half - today said it expected a net profit ...

Guaranteed retirement annunities at risk: Mercer

Australians wishing to retire on a guaranteed income stream that complies with the social security test exempting all assets must act quickly before the Federal Government cuts the exemption in half, financial planners Mercer Wealth Solutions said. ...

MIG in arbitration on Canadian toll road spat

Macquarie Infrastructure Group is to pursue a private resolution to its long-running dispute in Canada with the Ontario government over a toll increase on its 407ETR toll road. The dispute has gathered steam since October, when the government of Canada's ...

Jeff Lucy confirmed as ASIC chairman

Jeff Lucy has been confirmed as the head of the securities watchdog after six months acting in the top job. Treasurer Peter Costello said Mr Lucy would serve a three-year term as chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). ...

QBE buys out ING stake in QBE Mercantile Mutual JV for $740 mln

Australia's QBE Insurance Group said today that it had agreed to purchase ING's 50% stake in the QBE Mercantile Mutual joint venture. The initial purchase price for the general insurance underwriting assets is $740 million with an additional $25 million ...

Aust dollar tumbles more than one US cent over weekend

The Australian dollar tumbled by more than one US cent over the weekend to reach a six month low as the United States dollar soared on a much stronger than expected US jobs report. The key US report, which also delivered a robust employment number last ...