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St George Bank proposes capital raising, chairman to retire

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2004
St George Bank chairman Frank Conroy said on Monday he will retire from the board at the conclusion of the bank\'s annual meeting in December. \"For the past twenty years or more, I have been in a senior corporate role either as an executive or a public ...

Ramsay buys Benchmark Healthcare for $125mln

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2004
Ramsay Health Care said today that it had acquired 10 hospitals in Victoria and South Australia after agreeing to acquire all the shares in Benchmark Healthcare group for $125 million. The benchmark acquisition comprises 980 hospital beds and 68 aged ...

Reserve Bank of Australia tipped to leave rates on hold

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
The Reserve Bank is tipped to leave interest rates on hold today but many analysts are predicting a rise in the next month or two. Australia's central bank will announce the result of its board meeting at 0930 (AEST) today. Some economists believe the ...

All eyes this week on RBA governor speech: economists

Reserve Bank Governor Ian Macfarlane will this week outline the global economy's impact on Australia, with analysts watching hawkishly for any indication of future policy. With the RBA deciding last week to hold official interest rates, there will be ...

ASIC invites comment on CLERP 9 guidance papers

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
The investment watchdog has invited comment on three guidance papers on new audit rules included in the government's CLERP 9 proposals. The guidance papers, from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), are on auditor registration ...

ANZ establishes mortgage franchises

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2004
ANZ Banking Group said today it will establish 15 mortgage franchises in Melbourne, Sydney and Queensland by July with the goal of rolling out 175 nationally. The bank said former Mortgage Choice executive Steven Heavey has been appointed head of ANZ ...

Safer superannuation savings: Coonan

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2004
Australians' superannuation savings became a little safer yesterday when the Senate passed laws to safeguard the retirement nest eggs. The bill modernises and strengthens protection of superannuation savings from theft or fraud and is designed to make ...

ANZ appoints new institutional financial services head

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2004
ANZ Banking Group Ltd has announced the appointment of Steve Targett as group managing director of Institutional Financial Services. In his new role, Mr Targett will be responsible for ANZ\'s institutional financial services segment, reporting directly ...

BAD tax to be scrapped

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2004
State and territory governments today agreed to shoot down the Bank Accounts Debit (BAD) tax more than four years after Treasurer Peter Costello put the tax in his sights. The meeting of federal state and territory treasurers agreed the BAD tax would ...

AMP Income Securities buyback offer opens

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
Financial services and insurance group AMP Ltd said today it has reached agreement with the trustee for the group's Income Securities to amend the terms of the securities. The amendment makes interest payments cumulative and compounding from July 1 ...