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5 BT funds rated "A New"'; S&P

Standard & Poor's has assigned "A New" ratings to five Australian equity funds managed by BT Financial Group, including its Wholesale Core Australian Share Fund and Wholesale Imputation Fund. S&P said that the ratings reflected changes that had been ...

RBA says surprising if interest rates do not have to rise again

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today said it would be surprising if interest rates did not have to be increased again at some stage. In its quarterly statement on monetary policy released today, the central bank said the current policy stance in ...

Asgard reappoints PrefSure; planners premiums down

Asgard Capital Management has reappointed PrefSure Life to manage its insurance arrangements following a review of the group's insurance setup by insurance consultants Rice Walker. Asgard said its in-force premiums have grown to $30 million from $7 ...

RBA to leave rates on hold this month: economists

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to leave official interest rates on hold this month as a federal election looms. The central bank holds its monthly board meeting this Tuesday and will make its announcement on interest rates on Wednesday ...

Mini-boom of energy companies to hit boards in next month

A mini-boom of IPOs in the energy sector over the next month will be an important test of investor appetite for oil and gas explorers, according to Deloitte Corporate Finance. Deloitte Corporate Finance partner, Peter Thornely, who specialises in the ...

Aust business conditions improve in June: NAB survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2004
Australian business conditions improved in June as the domestic economy showed signs of re-acceleration after a slow start to 2004, a new survey has shown. The National Australia Bank said the results of its latest monthly business survey were surprisingly ...

US dollar tumbles on concerns over terrorist attacks on US soil

After a brief rebound overnight, the US dollar tumbled to fresh multi-month lows against the euro and Swiss franc today amid a new government warning about possible terrorist attacks on US soil. The news added to investor concerns about slowing US growth ...

WA super administrator and fund announce admin agreement

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2004
Australian superannuation administrator Superpartners and multi-sector industry fund Westscheme, announced today they have successfully renegotiated an administration agreement. The new agreement has introduced additional services for Westscheme, Superpartners ...

ASIC investigate trading at Macquarie

Macquarie Bank has confirmed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission demanded documents from the bank regarding a regulatory probe into trading in small cap mining stock Innamincka Petroleum. Macquarie Bank played a central role listing ...

Macquarie DDR appoints Bob Joss as independent director

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2004
Macquarie DDR Management today announced it had appointed former Westpac chief executive, Robert Joss, to its board. Mr Joss, dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business will be appointed as an independent director with the appointment taking effect ...