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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2004
... metals and oil, also reversed markedly overnight, which could put pressure on resources companies here today. It would be the third straight retreat after stocks fell yesterday amid confusion over News Corp's possible exclusion from listing concurrently ...

RBA decision to leave rates unchanged no surprise

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
... who expect rates to remain on hold for a while yet. Yesterday the RBA held its key lending rate steady at 5.25% for the third consecutive month in a decision broadly anticipated by economists, who believe it is adopting a wait-and-see approach while ...

Structural change strengthens regional bank credit ratings

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
... robust growth opportunities in home lending abated. Although interstate expansion had predominately been driven by the use of third-party mortgage originators, regional banks had maintained control over the credit approval process, which should help ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
... yesterday, with the all ordinaries index hitting its second straight closing peak, edging 3.7 points higher to 3455.9, its third record close in the last four trading days. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index finished 2.8 points up at 3456.0. By 0657 AEST ...

Westpac completes $US525 million tier one securities offer

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
... received strong interest from US investors with over 90 investors participating in the transaction. The offer marks the bank's third hybrid capital security issue in the US market. Westpac said the offering was priced with a re-offer of 140 basis points ...

New AXA boss outlines aspirational goals

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2004
... consistently in the top five in net retail funds flow, double funds under advice, reduce the cost to income ratio by one third, be consistently in the top five in service to advisers and, to be consistently in the top quartile of its group Scope survey ...

Babcock & Brown leans toward ASX listing

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2004
... in negotiations to buy a 45 per cent stake in Freight Australia. The 500-strong Australian operation now accounts for a third of Babcock's global revenue but well over half its capital, the AFR said.

Superannuation poll finds half expect to work in retirement

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2004
... part-time as they reach and pass retirement age. The first Superpartners' Super Survey, conducted by Newspoll, also found a third of people expect to move to a smaller home to help fund their retirement. The survey found 87% of respondents suggested ...

Cooper charged with three more counts in relation to HIH

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
... for another person, namely FAI Home Security, in relation to the first two charges, and The Goodwill Group Pty Ltd for the third. The charges were brought by ASIC and the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP), which is prosecuting the matter. ...

Property investment loans plunge in January: ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
... interest in the housing market. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said borrowing for property investment fell for the third month in a row in January, after rate hikes in November and December. January is traditionally a soft month for home borrowing ...