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HBOS CEO damps hopes of UK bid for Abbey

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2004
HBOS chief executive James Crosby dampened hopes of a UK bid for Abbey National on Wednesday as he forecast strong HBOS performance in 2004 and 2005 after a rise in first-half profits. Crosby said a bid for Abbey by HBOS or a UK rival was unlikely after ...

LFG declares substantial interest in Challenger: report

The executive shakeup at Challenger Financial Services has taken another twist with the Lowy family's private investment vehicle, LFG Holdings, emerging as a substantial shareholder of the group, according to a newspaper report today. The Sydney Morning ...

Google plans share auction in $3.74 million IPO lodged with SEC

Internet search powerhouse Google Thursday filed its long-awaited public share offering, proposing to raise some $US2.7 billion ($A3.74 billion) and making public some of the company's long-held secrets. The initial public offering (IPO), seen as one ...

Pressure mounts on coalition for tax reform

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2004
Finance Minister Nick Minchin has ruled out linking tax scales to inflation in this year's Budget, as pressure increases on the government to introduce significant tax reforms. The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) today called for Australians to ...

MFS enters agreement to acquire Australian Alpine Enterprises

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2004
... Enterprises from joint owners, Australian Retirement Fund and Retail Employees Superannuation Trust. MFS Group said the Mount Hotham and Falls Creek ski resorts are amongst Australia's premier ski resorts, having a combined 26% share of the Australian ...

AMP releases demerger plan

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2003
... of us at AMP," he told reporters last night. "The journey since (the demerger announcement in) May has felt like climbing Mount Everest in the most challenging conditions and today we have arrived at the final base camp before the peak." AMP's hefty ...

Morning market wrap: US Treasuries rally, NYSE chairman resigns

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2003
US Treasuries rallied in Wednesday in a delayed reaction to the Federal Reserves no-too-subtle hint on Tuesday that it intends to keep the fed funds rate at its current 1.0 per cent for an extended time. However the gains were mainly seen in the long ...

Macquarie executive calls for mortgage industry regulation

Macquarie Bank Ltd's top real estate executive wants the entire mortgage industry to be as regulated as the banks, to combat the mounting potential for fraud. Bill Moss, head of Macquarie's Banking & Property Group, said mortgage fraud in Australia ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks regain lost ground

US stocks partly recovered ground lost Friday after the disappointing payrolls report, with markets buoyed overnight by a series of positive recommendations from US brokerage houses. IBM and drugmaker Merck & Co. were among stocks to earn upgraded recommendations ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks gain amid signs of strengthening recovery

US stocks mounted broad-based gains overnight, amid further evidence growth is poised to strengthen in the second half. But US Treasuries continued to weaken as investors bet the cycle of interest rate cuts may be finished and as General Motors announced ...