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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 ...

New Zealand central bank lifts interest rates 25 basis points

... was seen as the sharp fall in the currency to about US62 cents yesterday after peaking at US71 cents in mid February. Westpac Bank chief economist Brendan O'Donovan today said it was "telling" that the RBNZ talked about the uncertainty over whether the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2004
... financial year. A quarterly production report is expected from gold producer Sons of Gwalia. On the economic front, the Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index is expected for the month of April.

All eyes this week on RBA governor speech: economists

... negatives for house prices including oversupply conditions, low rental yields and last year's rise in interest rates." Westpac chief economist Bill Evans predicted Mr Macfarlane was likely to remain relaxed about the local impact of the rising Australian ...

Consumer sentiment rises in April

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
... Australian consumer sentiment has risen in April, with households feeling confident about their personal financial outlook. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment rose by 1.1% in April to 115.4, seasonally adjusted, from 114.2 in ...

Housing market slowdown arrives "with a vengeance": Westpac

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
The housing market slowdown has arrived "with a vengeance", Westpac Banking Corp chief executive David Morgan said yesterday. But he said interest rates were still set to rise because of strong economic conditions in Australia and abroad. "The long-awaited ...

Westpac completes $US525 million tier one securities offer

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
Westpac Banking Corporation said today it had closed its offer of $US525 million tier one hybrid capital securities. The bank said the securities were sold outside New Zealand and Australia, primarily to US institutional investors. The securities pay ...

Westpac says cash earnings ahead for same period in 2003

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2004
Westpac chief financial officer Philp Chronican said today the bank's cash earnings for all it major businesses were tracking ahead of the same period in 2003. Speaking at the Credit Suisse First Boston Asian Investment conference, Mr Chronican also ...

Westpac MI Leading Index points to strong growth ahead

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
... will still remain above the long-term growth trend and as such further interest rate rises this year cannot be ruled out, Westpac said today. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity, which indicates the likely pace of economic ...

NAB currency scandel cements four pillars policy: Fels

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2004
... prevents mergers between any the country's four biggest banks, NAB, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, ANZ Banking Group Ltd and Westpac Banking Corp.