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Transparency the key to corporate governance: Costello

Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has highlighted the importance of risk-taking in corporate life-as long as it is combined with transparency-as businesses come to terms with increased emphasis on corporate governance in the post HIH environment. In ...

Newspaper job advertisements down 12.1% in April: ANZ

The number of job advertisements in major metropolitan newspapers fell by 12.1 per cent in April - the largest decline in four months - the latest ANZ Job Advertisements series has revealed. The series, released today, revealed that the level of newspaper ...

QSuper scraps Balanced with Reserves investment option

The $8.5 billion Queensland Superannuation Fund (QSuper) has announced that it will scrap its Balanced with Reserves investment option to its 501,371 members in light of the poor returns in equities that has caused a massive dent to its reserve base ...

OECD calls for greater investment, international cooperation

A greater emphasis on domestic and foreign investment has been deemed vital for financing economic development globally, according to New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark in her summary as chair of the ministerial council meeting of the 30-member ...

NAB to lose $46 million due to failed NSW bus company

The National Australia Bank (NAB) has admitted that it will take a $46 million loss in its March 2003 quarterly result due to its $132 million exposure to regional bus operator King Bros. NAB placed King Bros in administration in early April 2003 while ...

ASIC bans Melbourne adviser for four years

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced today that it has banned Malbourne-based Christopher Martin from acting as a representative of a dealer or an investment adviser for four years for not performing his duties efficiently ...

Dutch adviser arrested on SMSF charge

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced today that Piet Walters, a Dutch citizen also known as Fred Hofman, was arrested in Hobart on April 15 regarding allegations that he "engaged in dishonest conduct in relation to the ...

IWL secures 84.3% of Sanford and extends offer deadline

InvestorWeb Limited (IWL) has announced that it has secured 84.3 per cent of Sanford Limited and further extended the offer period to Sanford shareholders to May 1. "Due to the large number of recent acceptances, and IWL's increased ownership interest ...

Investment Analysis: Value and Growth go their separate ways

The disparity in the performance of Australian value and growth stocks has blown out over the past two years against the backdrop of tough market conditions, according to analysis conducted by the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit. "Value stocks ...

AMP recommends rejection of Centro bid for ART

The directors of AMP Henderson have recommended to their unitholders that they reject Centro Property's offer for their units in the AMP Shopping Centre Trust (ART), citing "prospects of a superior offer" as the main reason for their recommendation. ...