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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2005
... Infrastructure Group. On the economics front the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases September merchandise imports while Westpac/Melbourne Institute release its August leading index of economic activity. NEW YORK - US stocks dropped after a government ...

Risk-Easy debuts with more than 120 dealers in books

... risk outsourcing service in the industry. Prior to starting the company, Williams worked as an adviser for six years at Westpac and AMP. He then went on to senior management roles at Colonial Mutual and recently Aviva. "I've discovered that a lot of ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2005
... full year results. On the economics front the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases August lending finance data and Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release the October consumer sentiment survey. WELLINGTON - The sharemarket lost ground in light ...

AIG Life tops list of life insurers

... to $117.3 million. Admittedly AIG Life is coming from a low base compared to the industry's incumbents such as ING, BT/Westpac and Citicorp Group, all of which are on the top ten of the annual report. But Ken Morgan, AIG Life's general manager, strategy ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2005
... 4499.6. On the day Foster's holds a strategy briefing while SP Telemedia releases annual results. On the economics front the Westpac leading index of economic activity and Australian Bureau of Statistics August motor vehicle data are both due for rel ...

Westpac Staff Super changes its SRI policy on uranium

Westpac Staff Super has dropped its Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) policy ban on uranium mining stocks, to exclude only those companies who mine it 'directly' for weapons manufacture. The change to the company's SRI policy, in place since August ...

Economic roundup

... state of consumer and business confidence in the country this week with the release of the NAB business survey and the Westpac/Melbourne Institute consumer confidence index. Major overseas releases this week include US CPI, retail sales and industrial ...

Weekly economic roundup

The Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Wage Price Index were among the major statistics released last week. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity rose by 2.9 per cent ...

Weekly economic roundup

... unexpected pick-up in wages could bring rate hike speculation back on the agenda. Also scheduled for release this week is the Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index and the RBA monthly bulletin.

IWL set to finalise JDV acquisition

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2005
... of Canada accepted IWL's cash offer for its 28.66 per cent stake in the firm on Friday after fellow major shareholder Westpac Banking Corporation's acceptance last Thursday. Both firms had previously rejected IWL's original bid in May before it revamped ...