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BBY and Jaguar Funds announce strategic growth alliance

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2004
... wholehearted board approval, McComish said, and would be good for BBY's short-term business objectives and long-term growth plans.

Leading US companies in pension funding crisis; CSFB

... surpluses will drop to 24 this year, from 50 in 2003 and 35 in 2002. Zion also said in his report the number of underfunded plans will climb to 340 at the end of 2004, from 320 in 2003. The companies facing a funding crisis read like a who's who of corporate ...

Babcock & Brown to sell shares at $5 ahead of ASX listing

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2004
... lodged a prospectus with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for an IPO to raise $550 million. The company plans to relocate its global head office operations from San Francisco to Sydney, with the new Australian headquarters to assume ...

Macquarie Bank and Novera plan for energy JV

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2004
... 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 assets overseas. The two companies have signed a non-binding ...

ALP stripping super to fund spending plans; ASFA

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has joined with the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) in attacking the Federal Labor Party's tax package and superannuation policies released on Tuesday. Too little, too ...

Challenger disappoints investors with big goodwill writedown

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2004
... retirement income policy,\" Challenger said. \"It also assumes a more conservative perspective of the group\'s broad business plans even though more favourable outcomes may eventually result.\"

Challenger flags share consolidation after writedown in FY04

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2004
Challenger Financial Services Group has flagged plans for a five into one share consolidation and is also targeting a dividend payout in 2004/05 after a massive writedown impacted earnings in 2003/04. Challenger reported a net loss of $235.445 million ...

BHP smashes Australian corporate record with $4.9 bln profit

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2004
... high prices into the future. BHP Billiton reported a net profit of $US3.5 billion ($A4.9 billion), up 83%, and announced plans to return $US2 billion to shareholders in a capital management strategy which could include a share buyback. The profit result ...

Moody's places Ansell long term ratings on review- poss upgrade

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2004
... operating margin. In addition, Moody\'s will review Ansell\'s prospective financial policies and ongoing capital management plans particularly as they impact upon gearing levels and liquidity. Moody\'s said the review does not cover Ansell\'s short term-ratings ...

Telstra plans special dividend, share buyback

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2004
... Australia\'s largest telecommunications company, Telstra Corp, has delivered a 20% rise in net profit for 2003/04 and unveiled plans for a special dividend in the first half of the current year. Telstra said it intends to pay a special dividend of six ...