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Midday market wrap: Shares, bonds both ease on stronger US data

The Australian share market opened in negative territory, following a fall in the United States market on Friday night. At early trade the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 9.3 points weaker at 3239.2 while the all ordinaries index fell 7.6 points to ...

Costello announces appointments to FSAC

The Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has announced the appointments of Axiss Australia executive general manager David Kent and AXA Asia-Pacific Holdings group chief executive Les Owen to the Financial Sector Advisory Council (FSAC). He also announced ...

ASIC announces probe into Offset Alpine Printing

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has been quick to act on a report in the Australian Financial Review outlining the sale of a parcel of shares in Offset Alpine Printing, with the securities watchdog today announcing a formal ...

ASIC re-opens probe into Offset Alpine Printing Group

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will commission a specialist team to review a report in the Australian Financial Review on the Offset Alpine Printing Group. The report identified flamboyant stockbroker Rene Rivkin, former ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares continue to lose ground

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
The Australian share market closed in the red, with interest focused on news that ANZ Banking Group had reached agreement to acquire the National Bank of New Zealand (NBNZ). The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 10.1 points at 3256.2 while the ...

NZCC blocks AirNZ/Qantas alliance

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
New Zealand's competition watchdog today blocked Qantas Airways Ltd and Air New Zealand Ltd's proposed alliance, arguing it would damage competition and increase airfares. The New Zealand Commerce Commission (NZCC) said airfares could have jumped by ...

RBA satisfied few businesses elected to surcharge credit cards

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2003
A growing number of Australian businesses are imposing a surcharge on credit card users although most are still chosing not to do so, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said today. The first reform measures the Reserve Bank's payments system board ...

NZCC delays Qantas-Air New Zealand decision to October 24

The New Zealand Commerce Commission has delayed the release of its determination on the proposed Air New Zealand-Qantas alliance by up to four weeks. "We are working on our final economic analysis and calculations," said Geoff Thorn, acting general ...

Airlines wait for NZCC response

Air New Zealand and Qantas are waiting on a "crucial" ruling by New Zealand's Commerce Commission (NZCC) before deciding how to best pursue their proposed alliance, Air NZ said today. Yesterday the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ...

ACCC reject proposed air alliance, airlines to appeal

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) today denied approval for a proposed alliance between Qantas Airways Ltd and Air New Zealand Ltd. "The proposed alliance would be highly anti-competitive and offer little benefit to the Australian ...