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GIO Insurance directors hit with heavy penalties

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
... to pay one-third of ASIC's costs. He was also ordered to pay compensation for the equivalent of US$143,750 at an exchange rate calculated as at 3 June 1999. All three had the commencement of their disqualifications backdated to 1 July 2004. The court ...

Templeton Growth shuns Aussie stocks

... are around 20% more expensive than international sectors on a price-to-earnings ratio basis. Another issue is the exchange rate and again, the group believes that the local currency is 10 per cent overvalued. Over the past three years, the Australian ...

Economic slow down on the agenda: Access Economics

... might say is an unmanageable current account deficit. Richardson shied away from predicting whether Australia's own exchange rate would go up or down, but did say that it would be closely aligned with the global markets reaction to the US dollar and ...

New A$400 million Centro property syndicate

... capital investment for the syndicate will receive 100 per cent currency hedging to neutralise the effect of any exchange rate movements. Furthermore the borrowings for the group have been negotiated at fixed interest rates with an average term of greater ...

Australian global equities under review

... ahead over the September quarter." The review also reported many managers opting for full currency exposure given exchange rate strategies have been benign in the past. S&P's global equities review included analysis of 23 Australian-domiciled funds from ...

NZ interest rates rise

... and said "the recent monetary policy tightenings still have to work their way through the economy, and the high exchange rate will also have its effect. Given this we believe that the current settings of monetary policy are now doing enough to endure ...

Macquarie Bank and Novera plan for energy JV

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2004
Macquarie Bank has made a move into the competitive renewable energy market via a partnership with Sydney company Novera Energy. Novera Energy and the Macquarie Bank today announced plans for a 50-50 joint venture to own and operate sustainable energy ...

Aust confidence in equities drop in second half, survey shows

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2004
... environment was characterised by \"critical uncertainty\". He said a large part of the insecurity stemmed from a weakening exchange rate and conflicting information about the outlook for the housing sector. However, he said the uncertainty surrounding ...

AMP shares up nearly 3% on prospect of higher dividends

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2004
... reverse tender process conducted last week. That was $47 million more than what it had outlined on 7 June, aided by exchange rate movements and favourable pricing. By 1110 AEST AMP was up 17 cents to $6.10. Macquarie Equities private client adviser David ...

Challenger looks to sell down foreign property portfolio

The Kerry Packer-backed Challenger Financial Services Group is considering the sale of some of its properties in the United Kingdom and Texas. Among the assets on the block are two London properties - Senator House and Minister Court - and two properties ...