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Soul Pattinson branches out into superannuation

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2004
Investment house Washington H Soul Pattinson and Co Ltd today announced it would branch out into the superannuation market. Soul Pattinson already has a portfolio of investments in the building, mining, media, financial, pharmaceutical and food industries ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2004
The Australian stock market is expected to open firmer as a solid lead on Wall Street should translate into early domestic buying, with oil stocks also expected to do well given the recent run up in global oil prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

New editor for The Age

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2004
Englishman Andrew Jaspan has been appointed as the new editor-in-chief of Melbourne newspaper The Age. Jaspan, 52, the current editor of Scotland\'s Sunday Herald, will move to Melbourne to take over from outgoing editor Michael Gawenda, according to ...

US, Australia to sign free trade deal May 18

The US administration today made its own announcement on the US-Australia free trade agreement (FTA), confirming it will be signed in Washington on 18 May. Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile today announced he would be heading to the US later this ...

Soul Pattinson and Pitt Capital invest in new merchant banker

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 APR 2004
A new merchant banker in South Australia has gained the backing of investment group Washington H Soul Pattinson & Company. Pitt Capital Partners, which is half owned by Soul Pattinson, will take a 50% stake in the new Rundle Capital Partners, the corporate ...

Former IMF chief economist tips 4.75% global growth in 2004

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 APR 2004
Asia and the United States will propel the world economy to the fastest growth pace in a generation in 2004, former IMF chief economist Michael Mussa predicted Thursday. Western Europe would lag, but most of the rest of the world would join the 2004 ...

IMF says global economy set to beat forecasts

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2004
The world economy is expanding faster than previously expected, top International Monetary Fund official Anne Krueger said in a prepared speech Wednesday. Prospects were "distinctly brighter" now than just a few months ago, she said a speech to bankers ...

Macquarie DDR Trust to list on ASX today

The Macquarie DDR Trust, which invests in North American community shopping centres, is set to list on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) today, under the code MDT. The offer closed fully subscribed by a mix of institutional and retail investors. The ...

Afternoon market wrap: Stronger dollar hurts stocks, lifts bonds

The strengthening Australian dollar left the Australian share market weaker today, with major resource stocks leading the way down. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed 33.2 points weaker at 3266.3. The dip in the Australian market followed strong ...

POF advises unitholders of alternative takeover proposal

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2003
Principal Office Fund (POF) today advised unitholders of its alternative proposal to the hostile $1.5 billion takeover bid from Investa Property Group. In a letter to unitholders, Principal said its alternative proposal is set out in a Third Supplementary ...