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Morning Market Wrap: US dollar strong following Hussein capture

The Australian dollar lost ground against the US currency following news of the capture of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein yesterday. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7367/72 compared with Friday's close of 0.7412/17. During ...

AMP wins federal court approval for demerger

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2003
Troubled financial services group AMP Ltd today won final approval for its plan to split its Australian and British operations. AMP said its demerger had been approved by the Federal Court in Sydney. AMP said it had lodged the Federal Court order with ...

MMC Contrarian makes sluggish debuts on the ASX

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2003
MMC Contrarian Ltd had a sluggish debut on the Australian Stock Exchange yesterday, but the investment company remains optimistic. The shares failed to trade at their $1.00 issue price and ended the day at 92 cents after hitting an intraday high of ...

Three months to go as ASIC fast tracks AFS licence applications

The Federal Government has continued to remind financial sector participants about the need to apply for their AFS licences promptly, with only three months remaining until the end of the transition to the Financial Services Reform (FSR) Act. Parliamentary ...

Government revises budget surplus forecasts

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2003
Bumper company taxes have given the federal government a war chest worth almost $5 billion in the lead up to next year's election. The mid-year Budget review, released today, estimated this year's surplus would be more than double the amount estimated ...

Super fund behind branch managers tilt at ANZ board

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2003
A suburban bank manager's bid to get onto the ANZ board has received a boost with a major industry superannuation fund backing her candidacy. The Labour Union Co-operative Retirement Fund confirmed today it would use its 600,000 shares to support Joy ...

Asteron boosts its sales and marketing team to drive growth

Asteron, the financial services division of Promina, has made a number of senior appointments to boost its sales and marketing divisions, ultimately to drive growth going forward. Asteron's general manager of sales & marketing Peter Jowett said the ...

Morning Market Wrap: New six-year high for dollar

The Australian dollar opened stronger today after reaching a fresh six-year high of $US0.7288 overnight on speculation of a widening interest rate differential with the US. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7274/79 compared with ...

Simon Crean steps down from Labor leadership

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2003
Opposition Leader Simon Crean today announced he would stand down as leader of the Labor Party. Mr Crean, in a brief statement, told reporters he would call a ballot for the leadership at next week\'s caucus meeting on Tuesday. He said he would not ...

InTech appoints prominent super expert to board of directors

InTech has appointed influential superannuation industry player Bruce Cook as a director to the InTech Board, bringing a wealth of experience and knowledge to the asset consultant. During his time in the super industry Mr Cook has had a major impact ...