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Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2005
... On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was six points weaker at 4373. On the day Wesfarmers, Hills Industries, Brumby's, Repco, Centro, Australian Infrastructure Fund and Primary Healthcare all reveal full year earnings ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2005
... ahead, was two points weaker at 4167 on a volume of 423 contracts. Today, first half earnings from Foster's, Stockland, Wesfarmers, Pacific Hydro, Boral, Peplin and Australian Infrastructure Fund are all set to capture investor attention, while Henry ...

Boards are cracking down on big termination payments - Macek

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2004
... to an end, according to Charles Macek, chairman of the Financial Reporting Council. Macek, who is also a director of Wesfarmers Ltd and Telstra Corp where he is member of the remuneration committee, said company directors are looking closely at termination ...

There's no price war, says NAB CEO

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2004
... the sector. \"We haven\'t started any price war,\" Stewart said, after listening to a Securities Institute speech by Wesfarmers chief executive and NAB chairman-in-waiting Michael Chaney. \"We haven\'t adopted any pricing across the board that would ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2004
... contracts traded. On the day the market will be looking for annual results from Ansell, Hills Industries, Stockland and Wesfarmers, as well as first quarter results from James Hardie and fourth quarter results from David Jones.

Incoming NAB chairman Chaney says he wants ego-free directors

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2004
... when he takes over the troubled bank in September next year. Chaney, the outgoing chief executive of diversified group Wesfarmers, has spoken for the first time about his plans for NAB to trade magazine Company Directors. The board, which was riven by ...

AFIC's Teele says NAB has great business franchises

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2004
... magnificent business franchises.\" Teele told Channel Nine\'s Business Sunday that he was buoyed by the appointment of Wesfarmers Michael Chaney to take over as chairman of NAB by September 2005. \"I don\'t believe he would have taken it on unless he ...

NAB appoints Michael Chaney to board

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2004
National Australia Bank said today that former Wesfarmers chief executive Michael Chaney would join the board as a non-executive director effective December 2004 and will assume the chairmanship in September 2005. Graham Kraehe will continue as national\'s ...

Chaney mooted as future NAB chair

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2004
Respected Wesfarmers chief executive and BHP Billiton director Michael Chaney was mooted today as a possible contender for the National Australia Bank board and maybe even the chairman's job. The Australian Financial Review said today Mr Chaney was ...

Wesfarmers issues $300 million of medium term notes

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2004
Wesfarmers has issued a total $300 million of medium term notes to repay existing borrowings and apply to general funding, the company said in a statement. Wesfarmers sold $210 million of unsecured fixed rate notes maturing March 30, 2009, at 41 basis ...