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Rock Building Society launches $290 mln note issue

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2004
The Rock Building Society (RBS) today launched $290 million of residential mortgage backed notes under its securitisation program arranged by Societe Generale Australia. The RBS Trust 2004-1 will launch three classes of notes including $245.5 million ...

Optus announces $226.8 million takeover bid for Uecomm

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2004
Optus announces $226.8 million takeover bid for Uecomm Singapore Telecommunications subsidiary Optus today announced it had made a 40 cents per share offer to acquire all of Uecomm's non-Alinta held shares. Optus has informed junior telco Uecomm that ...

Preview - Macquarie Bank seen reporting stronger yr profit

Macquarie Bank is expected to continue its spectacular growth record when it reports annual profits on Tuesday, but analysts wonder if the momentum can continue. Another windfall of performance fees from the listed investment bank's array of specialist ...

Super Focus on Budget release

Industry groups are scrambling ahead of tomorrow night to include widespread changes to the current superannuation regime. The Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Association of Superfunds in Australia have both released papers ahead of tomorrow ...

Challenger to acquire Associated Planners Group

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
Challenger Financial Services Group looks set to acquire Associated Planners Group, to create one of the largest financial planning businesses in Australia. The company said it had entered into a merger implementation agreement with Associated Planners. ...

US March job growth at four-year high, stuns market

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 APR 2004
US employment rose last month at the fastest pace in nearly four years as hiring jumped in a wide array of industries, the government said on Friday in a surprisingly strong report that stunned financial markets. The report, which showed the labor market ...

Former managing director of FOGI to stand trial

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
The former managing director of a failed commodity trading company was today committed to stand trial on deception charges after allegedly misleading company investors. Robert Geoffrey Walker, the former head of Financial Options Group Incorporated ...

Firstmac bond series 1 prices $500 million MBS issue

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2004
The Firstmac 1-2004 residential mortgage backed securitisation issue launched last week by the First Mortgage Group was priced by Macquarie Debt Markets today. Due to the high level of investor interest, the size of the issue was increased by $100 million ...

Cashcard shareholders approve sale of company

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2004
Shareholders in Australia's largest automatic teller machine (ATM) provider, Cashcard Australia, yesterday approved the sale of the company to United States-based First Data Corp. Cashcard said that shareholders had approved a scheme of arrangement ...

Bendigo Bank to pick up $7.6 million pre-tax in Cashcard takeover

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2004
Bendigo Bank said today it will pick up $7.6 million before tax if the acquisition of Cashcard Australia by US group First Data Corporation goes ahead. Bendigo, which holds a 4% stake in Cashcard, said it will vote in favour of the scheme of arrangement ...