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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 ...

NAB director Clark quits for Vodafone job, another vacancy

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2004
National Australia Bank director Brian Clark has quit to pursue extended responsibilities with Vodafone\'s Japanese unit, creating yet another vacancy on the board. Clark was appointed chief executive of the global telco\'s Japanese operation overnight ...

NAB CEO signs three year contract

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2004
National Australia Bank John Stewart today signed a three year contract until February 2007 with the option on annual renewal. NAB said the terms include a payment of $2.23 million until October 2005, with a large proportion of remuneration to be linked ...

Investco's Global Matrix Fund recommended: Zenith

Invesco's Global Matrix Fund has received a recommend rating from Melbourne-based investment research company Zenith Investment Partners after outperforming its index since inception in October 1999. The fund is weighted toward smaller companies and ...

AMP says NZ restructuring to improve performance

AMP is transferring 10% of its Wellington based staff to Auckland as part of a strategy to improve the company's New Zealand performance. The restructuring of the 150-year-old firm was designed as part of a recovery programme mapped out after hefty ...

ANZ heading for another interim record profit

ANZ Banking Group is heading for a half year earnings record when it reports its results next week with analysts expecting the bank to deliver double digit cash earnings per share growth. The bank is in the throes of integrating its $5.4 billion National ...