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Australia's current unemployment rate compares favourably with OECD average

... Germany from 8.6% to 9.4% and in Canada from 7.6% to 7.8%. In May 2003, the standardised unemployment rate in the United Kingdom was 4.9%, 0.2 percentage points lower than a year earlier. In April 2003, the standardised unemployment rate in Italy was ...

ANZ responds to NZ poor management report

... and Westpac Banking Corp Ltd have put in submissions to the New Zealand regulator to buy the National Bank from United Kingdom-based Lloyds TSB, which has an asking price in the $6-$7 billion range. Shares in ANZ firmed 10 cents to $17.88 by 1437 AES ...

NAB chief leaves open on-market AMP share buying option

WITH AAP | TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2003

... a strategic investment and the bank was waiting for demerger documents concerning AMP's ailing business in the United Kingdom. "It doesn't preclude us from buying more shares on-market but we have said we are comfortable with our current holding and ...

AMP Ltd discusses outside interest in its UK businesses

WITH AAP | MONDAY, 11 AUG 2003

AMP Ltd today said its underlying group earnings and United Kingdom writedowns for the first half were broadly in line with guidance previously given to the market. AMP will release its results for the six months to 30 June 2003, on 20 August. "However ...

Australian banks jostle for pole position in NBNZ race

... the NZ Commerce Commission if it was interested in NBNZ because of its stronger presence in the country. NBNZ's United Kingdom-based owner Lloyds TSB has a price tag believed to be around $6 billion on New Zealand's second biggest bank but regulatory ...

Coop lands at InTech

... Research. Mr Coop has extensive experience in investment research and asset allocation, in Australia and also in the United Kingdom, and has worked as both a fund manager and as an asset consultant. He was most recently at IPAC Securities and BT Funds ...

APRA welcomes three new appointments to its board

... professor at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). He has acted as a consultant to competition authorities in the United Kingdom, Canada and Argentina and has lectured on economics at the UTS for more than 10 years. Mr Somogyi is currently the ...

ASIC takes legal action against company for cold calling investors

... promoting shares in US-backed companies by way of cold calling and hawking to investors in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. ASIC had also obtained orders in the Supreme Court of New South Wales appointing Robert Elliott of Hall Chadwick receiver and ...

Macek appointed FRC chairman: Costello

... insurance, stock-broking, investment management, investment and commercial banking in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan." The Treasurer also announced the appointment of Brian Scullin to the FRC, replacing Leigh ...

Wesfarmers to buy Edward Lumley Holdings for $320 million

... "increase significantly in the year to June 30." ELH also owns a range of insurance and related businesses in the United Kingdom and Ireland, which will be retained by its shareholders under the terms of the proposed deal. The acquisition is subject ...

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Aware Super reshapes governance team, appoints chief risk officer

VINNY VUCAGO

Aware Super has announced a leadership reshuffle, appointing a new chief risk officer amid the departure of its long-serving group executive of legal.

IFM lifts stake in Atlas Arteria to 40% after upping offer price

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

IFM Investors has raised its stake in Atlas Arteria from 34.5% to 38.3% in an on-market stock purchase, just a day after it raised its offer price for the toll road operator to $5.10 per security.

Zenith bolsters research, investment capabilities with new hires

MATTHEW WAI

Zenith has announced two senior appointments to strengthen its research and portfolio management divisions.

Regulators push for stronger stress-testing capability, resilience

KARREN VERGARA

The ability to remain resilient and manage liquidity pressures amid severe, multi-dimensional stress scenarios is an area of focus that APRA and ASIC want superannuation funds to improve.

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