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QBE could be close to acquisitions

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 APR 2004
... net profit of $572 million, up 105%. At the time, chief executive Frank O'Halloran flagged the group's intention to expand via acquisition. At the annual general meeting on Friday he described QBE as "very active" in seeking possible purchases in Australasia. ...

Challenger sells $71 million forestry assets to Great Southern

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2004
... Challenger's purchase obligation. The assets were to be acquired by Challenger from Zurich Capital Markets (ZCM) for $54 million via a put and call arrangement, which provided a 12 month deferred settlement, as part of the Interstar Securities transaction ...

AMP now chasing respect from ratings organisations

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2004
... corporate history of $5.542 billion, representing the writedowns and costs of its ill-fated expansion into the United Kingdom via the now demerged HHG plc. With the company forced into a defensive position in recent times, some market watchers had speculated ...

Analysts rush to upgrade AMP forecasts after guidance rise

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2004
... reason for the profit increase remained a "minor mystery" but they believed the major improvement to AMP's business would be via cost savings.

Bank of Queensland to raise $90 million through share issue

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
Bank of Queensland Ltd said today it would raise $90 million via a share issue and also expects first half net profit between $26 and $28.5 million. The bank said that it was seeking to raise up to $90 million in new capital in the form of both an ordinary ...

ING Industrial Fund to buy Wonderland site

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2004
ING Industrial Fund yesterday announced it had contracted to purchase the Wonderland Sydney site in a joint venture with The PacLib Group for $52.5 million. ING Industrial Fund said $10 million was paid in exchange, with the balance payable on settlement ...

Bank of Queensland luanches US$250 million FRN

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2004
... Ltd has launched a $US250 million three-year floating rate note at a reported re-offer spread of 41 basis points over Libor via UBS and Macquarie Bank. Nomura said 60% of the bonds are said to have been placed into Asian accounts with the remainder of ...

Market Wrap

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, erasing the previous session's losses, as investors anticipated upbeat comments on the economy from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan in testimony on Wednesday. The Dow was lifted by manufacturer 3M Co., which raised ...

AIF to maintain dividends, after reporting $11.2 million net profit

... AIF said it would continue to leverage the Westpac partnership through deal flows and asset underwriting and grow the fund via acquisitions. The Investment Rate of Return (IRR) from APAC was up 15.4 per cent in the half year. Investment in six airports ...

Westpac launches 200 million euro three-year FRN

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2004
... million euro three-year Floating Rate Note (FRN), at an all-in price of four basis points over the benchmark EURIBOR rate via the Bank of America.