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Pengana seeks $100 million capital raising ahead of ASX listing

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
Malcolm Turnbull's Pengana Capital is planning to raise up to $100 million for a new hedge fund investment vehicle ahead of a subsequent listing on the stock market. The company will sell up to 100 million shares in Pengana Managers and an accompanying ...

Macquarie raises $230 million for US infrastructure fund

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2004
Macquarie Bank today said it raised nearly $230 million for a United States closed-end infrastructure fund. The investment bank said its Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend & Income Fund (MDF) issued 8.5 million shares at ...

Prospect of more rate hikes focuses households on debt reduction

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2004
Higher interest rates and the prospect of further hikes have focused Australian households on debt reduction, a new report has found. The March quarter ING-Melbourne Institute Household Savings and Investment Report, released today, shows that people ...

Outlook for non-residential construction remains strong: report

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2004
The short-term outlook for the non-residential construction sector remains strong, with major work for 2004 expected to increase by 11%, a new report has found. According to Citigroup research on the sector, work done on major projects is expected to ...

S&P assigns preliminary ratings to Compass RMBS issues

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2004
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has assigned its preliminary ratings to two issues of Australian residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) by Compass Master Trust. S&P said each transaction would consist of two classes of floating-rate notes ...

Macquarie Airports gets KPMG nod for Euro fund buyout

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2004
KPMG has endorsed a plan by Macquarie Airports (MAp) to swallow its European investment fund, clearing a key hurdle to stitching up the deal. Sydney Airport majority owner MAp hired the accounting firm to conduct an independent expert's report after ...

Macquarie Goodman to raise $150 million

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
Macquarie Goodman said today it will raise $150 million with the completion of a placement to fund business activities. The placement of about 91.46 million units at $1.64 each will be used to fund a recent acquisition, projects within the company's ...

Leap year boosts February retail figures: Cashcard

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2004
An extra day thanks to the leap year helped Australian retail spending levels nudge higher in February but the shortest month in the calendar remains the lowest one for turnover, research found. The Cashcard Retail Activity Index showed retail spending ...

SunSuper joins disclosure regime

SunSuper has opted into the new disclosure requirements required under the Financial Services Reform Act, and provided product disclosure statements (PDS) for each of its product offerings. SunSuper Corporate's PDS included a section that can be customised ...

Suncorp Metway interim profit up 81%

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2004
Suncorp Metway remains on track for a good full-year profit after today posting an 81% increase in interim net profit to $281 million. Suncorp Metway said each of its lines of business - banking, general insurance and wealth management had exceeded ...