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US: American venture capitalists eye Australia and NZ

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2004
Big-spending American venture capital firms will eye 60 Australian and New Zealand companies for investment potential at a conference in California\'s Silicon Valley in October. US venture capitalists were hit hard by the dotcom crash four years ago ...

Private investors could be involved in Tattersal's float: report

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2004
Private investors could be invited to participate in the $2 billion stock market float of Victorian gambling company Tattersall\'s, it was reported today. The Australian newspaper said Tattersall\'s is planning to sell $300 million shares in November ...

Kathryn Greiner appointed chair-elect of the FPA

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) today announced the appointment of Kathryn Greiner to the position of chair-elect of the FPA to replace the outgoing Steve Helmich who completes two years in office in November. "Kathryn will be the first independent ...

ANZ launches $1 billion October 2007 bond issue

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2004
ANZ Banking Group on Tuesday priced $1 billion of three-year transferable certificates of deposit (TCD) maturing 15 October 2007 in two tranches. ANZ said the transaction was increased from the original target of $500 million due to overwhelming demand ...

US: New York oil hits all-time high of $US43.85

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2004
New York\'s main crude oil contract shot to an all-time high on Friday night as a financial crisis at Russian oil titan Yukos unleashed a fresh wave of speculative buying. New York\'s benchmark contract, light sweet crude for delivery in September ...

Oil hits record high as Yukos told to stop sales

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2004
Oil prices hit their highest level in at least 21 years overnight after bailiffs ordered beleaguered giant Russian oil company Yukos to stop sales, threatening further strain on tight international supplies. The news intensified concerns over the lack ...

Kommunalbanken prices $200 mln three year Kangaroo issue

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2004
Kommunalbanken AS, the single largest lender to Norwegian local governments, has today launched and priced a new $200 million three year Kangaroo bond issue. The issue was sold to investors at 43 basis points over the October 2007 Australian Commonwealth ...

Economic activity growth in H2 to be stronger than H1 - index

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2004
An index forecasting the likely pace of economic activity six to nine months ahead today reported that growth in the second half 2004 should remain below its average pace. The Westpac Bank/Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity was 3% ...

News Corp and Lend Lease sell Fox precinct for $52.8 mln

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2004
News Corp and Lend Lease have exited their stakes in the Fox Entertainment Precinct in Sydney's Moore Park, selling the shopping and leisure complex to two funds under the management of Colonial First State. CFS Gandel Retail Trust (GAN) and Direct ...

ASIC scamseek goes online

After a 16 month trial, the Australian Securities Investments Commission (ASIC) launched its scamseeker spider today, an Internet-document classification system able to automatically identify websites that illegally promote financial schemes and lock ...