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AMP sees 2003 net profit in $600 to $620 million range

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2004
Financial services and insurance group AMP said today it was expecting its 2003 underlying business results to be considerably higher than that forecast in its explanatory memorandum for its demerger. Net profit after tax, before goodwill amortisation ...

APRA raised concerns with NAB before rogue trading scandal

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2004
The banking watchdog raised concerns about National Australia Bank's (NAB) risk management early last year, more than six months before the rogue trading scandal that cost the bank's two top jobs. NAB suspended four currency traders in January but foreign ...

Peters MacGregor opens share offer with view to listing

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
Boutique global equities fund manager Peters MacGregor Capital Management (PMCM) today opened a share offer with a view to listing on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in April. PMCM said it would open up its high-performing investment strategy to ...

NAB trader says bank knew all along

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2004
The man at the centre of the $180 million rogue trading scandal at the National Australia Bank Ltd has hit back at claims by the bank that his transactions were unauthorised. Reports said foreign exchange options head dealer David Bullen had denied ...

Four NAB currency dealers suspended

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2004
National Australia Bank has suspended four foreign currency dealers over unauthorised trades that resulted in losses of up to $180 million. The trades, believed to have begun in October last year, were only discovered yesterday, culminating in an emergency ...

Share trading climbs to record $56 billion in October: ASX

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2004
Share trading on the Australian stock market reached a record monthly total of $56 billion in October 2003, up from the previous record in September with $54 billion traded according to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). October was also the second ...

Home lending falls for first time in almost 12 months: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2003
Home loan approvals fell in October for the first time in almost a year, new figures showed today, driven by a drop in people buying established homes. But the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said lending increased for building and buying new ...

Midday Market Wrap: Stocks weaker at noon

The Australian share market was marginally weaker at noon, as it looked for positives following a negative lead from Wall Street overnight. By 1201 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 5.3 points lower at 3213.5 while the all ordinaries index fell ...

OECD leading indicator data reveals moderate to strong recovery ahead

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said that its 30-member states are likely to experience moderate to strong recovery ahead according to the latest composite leading indicators (CLIs). October data had signalled continued ...

FPA appoints five new directors to Board

The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has welcomed five new members to its Board of Directors, following closely on the commencement Kerrie Kelly's term as new FPA chief executive. The Board additions are Dominic Alafaci CFP, Julie Berry ...