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Agribusiness conditions improve marginally for the September quarter: NAB survey

Agribusiness conditions have improved marginally during the September quarter, to remain at a relatively weak level, the latest National Australia Bank (NAB) quarterly agribusiness survey has revealed. According to Alan Oster, chief economist at NAB ...

Westpac delivers double-digit cash earnings growth

Westpac Banking Corporation today reported an increase in cash earnings to $2,271 million for the full year ended September 2003, up 10 per cent on the 2002 result excluding the non-recurring significant items in that year. Operating profit after tax ...

Cicutto reappointed as NAB chief

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
National Australia Bank Ltd has reappointed chief executive Frank Cicutto for another three years, continuing recent moves by the nation's other big banks to hold onto current leadership. Mr Cicutto will stay on until October 2006 with his annual base ...

ANZ buys NBNZ for $4.915 billion

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
ANZ Banking Group Ltd is set to become one of the leading banks in New Zealand after agreeing to acquire the National Bank of New Zealand (NBNZ) from London's Lloyds TSB for $A4.915 billion. The purchase price is below the $6.5 billion Lloyds was believed ...

Sealcorp chief quits

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2003
St George Bank Ltd's top funds management executive, Ian Knox, has quit, continuing a reorganisation sweeping the top line of the funds management industry. NSW-based St George said the departure of Mr Knox, chief executive of its Sealcorp division ...

St George Bank announces $580 million US subordinated notes issue

St George Bank Limited has announced today that new subordinated notes issue has been priced in New York on Wednesday for US$400 million ($580 million). The bank said the notes will have a 12-year tenor and are expected to mature on 15 October 2015. ...

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 ...

Macquarie provides solution for FSR compliance

Macquarie Bank has provided a solution for financial advisory businesses that require a $20,000 Performance Bond in order to apply for a new Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) for compliance with the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA). The ...

NAB intends to buy back 25 million shares

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2003
National Australia Bank Ltd said today it intended to buy back up about 25.5 million ordinary shares. The bank said its current intention is to continue to seek to buyback a number of ordinary shares approximating the number of ordinary shares issued ...

ABN Amro $1 billion MTN issue may be first of many

ABN Amro Bank's oversubscribed $1 billion medium term kangaroo bond issue is likely to be followed up with a further issue in the first half of 2004. The five-year Medium Term Note (MTN) issue - the largest kangaroo deal of the year and the largest ...