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CFS property team jump ship

Colonial First State has had a rough start to the new year, with their entire listed property securities team jumping ship, triggering Morningstar and S&P to put the CFS property securities funds on hold. The property securities team, led by Stephen ...

Unit pricing the right way

Unit pricing inconsistencies and mistakes across the market have prompted industry regulators to jointly release a unit pricing good practice guide. The regulators, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities ...

iPod generation should learn how to save: ASIC

The financial services regulator ASIC has turned its attention to the spending behavior of young consumers and has produced a free comic designed to teach teenagers about money matters. The free comic titled 'To the Max' can be downloaded from the Young ...

Action against illegal investment schemes on the rise

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has revealed the past financial year has witnessed a 25 per cent increase in actions to shut down illegitimate investment schemes. The regulator closed down 76 illegal investment schemes during ...

Unsolicited share offers jump

Unsolicited offers to buy shares are on the increase according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), which reported a 51 per cent increase in reports of such offers over the past 12 months. AXA Pacific Holdings and Tattersalls ...

Standard & Poor's rates Aberdeen and Colonial First State

Standard & Poor's has assigned a strong ASSIRT rating to Aberdeen's Asian and Emerging market equity funds and a competent ASSIRT rating Colonial First State's (CFS) wholesale global property securities fund. The ASSIRT rating on Aberdeen's funds include ...

Mariner finalises car park purchase

The Mariner Infrastructure Trust No. 1 now owns the Sydney Opera House Car Park as Mariner Financial has completed the asset acquisition for consideration of $75 million. The trust was specifically established to fund the purchase of the car park and ...

ASIC paves way to better retirement

ASIC has released five free fact sheets to explain the main features of different retirement income stream products in simple terms to assist consumers to plan for their retirement. The fact sheets explain the various types of pensions and annuities ...

NAB announces new Australian appointments

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2004
The National Australia Bank has named three external candidates among four appointments to positions required to lead the integration of the bank's Australian businesses. The appointments follow last month's restructure of the bank's top echelon management ...

S&P says Leighton profit downgrade within ratings guide

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2004
Standard & Poor's said today that Leighton Holdings results for the nine months to March 31, 2004, were disappointing, but can be accommodated within the BBB-plus corporate credit rating. Leighton reported a profit after tax of $77 million (unaudited) ...