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ASIC begins investigation into NAB options trading

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2004
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has started an investigation into rogue trading at the National Australia Bank. ASIC said it will investigate whether there have been any contraventions of the Corporations Act at NAB's foreign ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2004
The Australian dollar has recouped a decline that began late last week and looks set to end the week higher, on the back of United States dollar weakness. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7782/87 compared with yesterday's close ...

Diverging expectations between investment professionals: report

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2004
Financial advisers remain markedly more upbeat on predicted returns from Australian equities in 2004 than do their fund manager counterparts, a new report has found. The Financial Standard Intelligence Unit Market Expectation Survey for January 2004 ...

St George euro currency benchmark oversubscribed

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2004
St George Bank said its new euro currency benchmark was oversubscribed. The bank said its new euro 500 million three year floating rate notes (FRN) issue, launched on January 15, had met very strong demand and was oversubscribed, with allocations made ...

Corporate credit outlook stable for 2004

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2004
Credit quality in Australia and New Zealand should stabilise in 2004 after a spike in corporate ratings downgrades last year, according to ratings agency Standard & Poor's. "The credit environment appears to have stabilized, with the majority of rated ...

January consumer inflation expectations record sharp rise

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2004
Australian consumers' expectations of inflation in the coming year rose sharply in January despite recent developments pointing to waning inflationary pressures. The Melbourne Institute consumer inflationary expectations rose to 4.6% in January from ...

ICAA appoints new president

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia has appointed Garry Waldron as president. Currently chief financial officer within one of GE\'s Australian businesses, Waldron has held several posts at the ICAA, including Victorian chairman, board ...

Convicted director brought before Court on new charges

A former Melbourne director has been charged in the Melbourne Magistrates Court with two counts of managing a corporation whilst disqualified, following an ASIC investigation. ASIC alleges that between September 2001 and January 2003, Charles Northam ...

GDP up 1.4 percent in December quarter

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2004
Australia's economy was gaining pace at the start of the year as rising exports combined with resilient domestic demand to lift growth in the final quarter of 2003, economists said. The AAP economic indicator for January showed gross domestic product ...

Season's Greetings from the Financial Standard team

The Financial Standard team wishes you all a Merry Christmas, a prosperous New Year, and a relaxed and safe holiday period. Our daily news service will return on 12 January 2004, but until that time the website will remain active and readers will still ...