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Australian economy slips in world competitiveness rankings

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2004
The Australian economy has slipped four places in the world competitiveness rankings but remained in the top 15 of countries, a new report has shown. The World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Competitiveness Report 2004-2005, released today, ranked Australia ...

Pillar appoints new general manager IT

... Pillar said in a statement released today. "Fiona\'s appointment, along with the recent promotion of Peter Cormack to CEO, places Pillar in an even stronger position to take on new business in the industry and master fund arenas."

ASIC places permanent ban on Rivkin

Rene Rivkin has been permanently banned from providing any financial services by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). "ASIC found that, due to Mr Rivkin\'s current medical illness supported by medical evidence, he is unlikely ...

Moody's places Ansell long term ratings on review- poss upgrade

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2004
Moody\'s Investors Service has placed the long-term ratings of Ansell Ltd and its supported subsidiaries on review for possible upgrade. Moody\'s said the review is driven by the sustained improvements evident in Ansell\'s operating profile, with sound ...

S&P places DDF rating on watch positive

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2004
Standard & Poor\'s Ratings Services on Wednesday placed its BBB-plus long-term ratings on Deutsche Diversified Trust (DDF) on CreditWatch with positive implications, following DB Real Estate Australia and Deutsche Asset Managements proposal to Deutsche ...

S&P places Woolworths on watch negative after ALH stake

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2004
Supermarket giant Woolworths\' potential joint acquisition of Australia\'s biggest pubs operator, Australian Hospitality & Leisure Group (ALH), could put pressure on its credit rating. Rating agency Standard & Poor\'s (S&P) said on Tuesday it would ...

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 ...

S&P places ING ratings under review

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2004
Standard & Poor's announced today that its ratings on ING's Australian Equities funds have been placed under review. The action results from organisational changes at ING Investment Management, primarily the announcement earlier this week that head ...

S&P says places Mercantile Mutual on watch negative

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Thursday said that it had placed its AA-minus counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Mercantile Mutual Insurance (Australia) on CreditWatch with negative implications (previously negative ...

Aust Liberal leadership speculation threatens Budget sell

... tomorrow evening, with tax cuts, extra money for families and increased spending in key areas expected. More childcare places are also tipped to take centre stage in a Budget the government hopes will give it a strong lead-in to this year's federal election. ...