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Rothschild releases unique forestry investment project

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2004
Rothschild Australia today announced the release of its forestry investment project, the Australian Forestry Management (AFM) 2004 Tumut Softwood Project. The project combines an investment in a commercial softwood plantation in the Tumut-Tumbarumba ...

S&P places Lend Lease, GPT ratings on credit watch

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2004
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said that following the announcement of a merger between General Property Trust (GPT) and Lend Lease Corp. (LLC) it is placing the ratings on each entity on CreditWatch. The A-plus/A1 ratings on GPT are placed on CreditWatch ...

Aust banks reap $9 billion from fees

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2004
Australian families are paying around $400 a year each in bank fees, a new study has shown. The Reserve Bank study showed banks reaped $8.7 billion from skyrocketing credit card fees and other charges. Bank fees paid by households rose 15% last year ...

CBA exits Bank of Queensland stake

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has sold its 12% stake in Bank of Queensland Ltd (BoQ), removing the biggest potential suitor from the Queensland institution's register. The Commonwealth, Australia's second biggest bank and until now BoQ's biggest ...

Budget-govt to lift super co-contribution, reduce surcharge

The Australian government said on Tuesday that it will lift its superannuation co-contribution scheme to 150% of the employee's contribution up to a maximum of $1,500. As well, the government said that it would lift both the lower and upper co-contribution ...

GPT says remains on track to deliver targeted growth for 04

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
General Property Trust said it remains on track to deliver on the trust's targeted growth for 2004. It said that each of the property portfolios is well positioned to ensure growth is maximised over the longer term. It said that in the Retail Portfolio ...

Reject Shop joins the rush to list with planned $44 million IPO

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2004
Deep discount store The Reject Shop today joined the rush to list on the Australian Stock Exchange and will raise $44.1 million in an initial public offering with shares at $2 each. But Reject Shop chief executive Barry Saunders made the point yesterday ...

Challenger to acquire Associated Planners Group

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
Challenger Financial Services Group looks set to acquire Associated Planners Group, to create one of the largest financial planning businesses in Australia. The company said it had entered into a merger implementation agreement with Associated Planners. ...

Business expectations stay flat for quarter ahead: survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
Business expectations remain flat for the quarter ahead, as the outlook for profits and sales stay at 12 month lows, a new survey has revealed. The latest Dun & Bradstreet National Business Expectations Survey showed executives' expectations for the ...

Manufacturing shows strong demand in March quarter: survey

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2004
Australia's manufacturing sector continues to show strong demand in the March quarter, according to a new index. The inaugural Sensis and Australian Business Manufacturing and Allied Services Index also showed the rise of the Australian dollar had constrained ...