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Zurich sells Singapore insurance business to QBE

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2004
The Swiss insurance group Zurich Financial Services said on Friday that it had agreed to sell its Singapore subsidiary to Australia's QBE Insurance. The price of the sale of 100% of Zurich Insurance Singapore's share capital is being kept confidential ...

Kennedy loses bid to keep notes to lawyer from ASIC

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2004
... injunction to prevent the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) accessing two pages of handwritten notes to his Swiss lawyer, Benno Hafner. ASIC is investigating whether Mr Kennedy, former stockbroker Rene Rivkin and former Labor powerbroker ...

Kennedy fights ASIC over access to Offset Alpine papers

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2004
... injunction to prevent the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) accessing two pages of handwritten notes to his Swiss lawyer, Benno Hafner. ASIC is investigating whether Kennedy, former stockbroker Rene Rivkin and former Labor powerbroker ...

ASIC confirms meeting with Swiss over Rivkin, Kennedy

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2004
The Australian government has formally requested help from Swiss authorities over its investigations into Rene Rivkin and Trevor Kennedy. The two countries had discussed the businessmen since allegations against them were aired last year but last week ...

ASIC warning on Swiss offer

... Commission (ASIC) has issued a warning against replying to an unsolicited investment offer from Prime Forestry Group, a Swiss organisation with a return address in London. The mailshot offer promising returns of 14% pa in a 'conservative' environment ...

Midday Market wrap: $A weaker at noon, bonds firmer

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2003
... currency strategist Jo Masters said the US dollar had weakened right across the board last night, which resulted in the euro, Swiss franc, sterling, New Zealand dollar also reaching fresh highs.

Morning Market Wrap: $A rises to fresh six-year high overnight

... record high of $1.2363 against the US currency. "The US dollar was weaker right across the board last night, so the euro, Swiss franc, sterling, Aussie, kiwi all reached fresh highs overnight," Macquarie Bank currency strategist Jo Masters said. "It's ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar weaker on US unit comeback

... on yen-selling intervention by the Bank of Japan. It rose slightly against the Australian and the Canadian dollar and the Swiss franc, and recovered from a fresh 11 year low against the sterling. The Australian dollar, which was trading at fresh six-year ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar hits fresh heights

... record low against the euro for the seventh straight day, a three year low against the yen and a seven year low against the Swiss franc. US dollar weakness was attributed to concerns over the nation's ability to fund its current account gap. In Sydney ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar opens weaker

... respond meaningfully to any of the strong economic data out of the US. The US dollar slipped slightly against the euro and Swiss franc following surprisingly strong GDP figures which showed an annual rate of 8.2 per cent in the third quarter, offshore ...