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Citigroup, Bank of America post higher profits

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2004
Citigroup Inc and Bank of America Corp on Thursday posted double-digit gains in third-quarter profit, driven by gains in consumer banking. Profit at Citigroup, the world's largest financial services company, rose 13 percent to $5.31 billion, while profit ...

Australian service sector activity improves in Sept: index

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2004
... Performance of Services Index (PSI) rose by 1.4 points to 56.0 in September on a seasonally adjusted basis. This was the third consecutive reading above 50 points and the highest since January 2004. A reading above 50 points indicates that services activity ...

Record month for 30-day IR futures contract: SFE

... domestically and off-shore, as traded volumes and open interest improve." "Particularly pleasing is the improved liquidity in the third and fourth month [contracts] providing more opportunities for these new customers." The SFE 30 Day Interbank Cash ...

Qantas flies its fixed interest with Perennial

... access the international markets through its exclusive distribution arrangement with Western Asset Management, the world's third largest specialist global fixed income managers. Perennial will work with Western Asset Management to determine the percentage ...

Macquarie prices $750 million PUMA Masterfund Series B issue

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2004
... points over a one month bank bill swap rate. The transaction is Macquarie's second Australian-dollar denominated issue and third overall issue for 2004. The Class B subordinated notes - to be rated AA-minus by Standard and Poor's and Aa3 by Moody's ...

Suncorp MD collects $3.29m

... $900,000. Chairman John Storey, who stepped up from deputy chairman in March 2003, was paid $548,296. Suncorp, Australia's third biggest general insurer, last month booked a 61% jump in net profit to a record $618 million for 2003/04, up from $384 million ...

ANZ stays quiet on Wizard bid speculation

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2004
... tightlipped on Thursday about rumours that it is poised to bid for mortgage originator Wizard Home Loans Group. ANZ, Australia's third biggest bank, would not confirm or deny that it was considering a bid for Wizard. "We don't comment on speculation," ...

APRA releases changes to home loan risk-weighting

... recent product innovations in mortgage lending such as 'low doc' loans and loans originated via mortgage brokers and other third-party channels." APRA consulted extensively with ADIs and industry bodies in finalising the revised standard. The revised ...

Fund performance turns down in July

... inside the top 10 rankings for default option performance is the IOOF Portfolio Service Corporate super fund holding down third spot on the tables. But retail master trusts continue to dominate the sector performance tables. Within the Australian equities ...

Aust manufacturing activity measure falls slightly in August

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2004
... there was increasing pressure on margins, the survey showed. The proportion of firms citing higher demand decreased from one-third to one-quarter over the month. New orders growth slowed, with weaker growth also recorded for deliveries and stocks, while ...