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NAB chairman Graeme Kraehe quits Brambles board

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
National Australia Board chairman Graeme Kraehe has resigned from the board of Brambles Ltd yesterday in the first of several director seats he has promised to leave so he can devote more time to the bank. Kraehe was appointed chairman of Australia\'s ...

Fed leaves US rates unchanged, pledges patience

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
The US Federal Reserve opted today to keep interest rates at 1958 lows and signalled it was in no hurry to raise borrowing costs with job creation so sluggish and inflation tame. The unanimous decision by the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee ...

Investors given chance to help the environment

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
Millions of shareholders now have the chance to do the environment a favour by receiving company documents electronically. `ETree', an initiative launched today by Computershare and Landcare Australia, has arranged a donation of $2 by participating ...

ASIC warns consumers are target of offshore fraud

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
The Australian Securities Investment Commission (ASIC) has warned that unlicensed offshore stockbrokers have re-emerged in Australia, targeting consumers interested in maximising their superannuation. The corporate watchdog said today offshore brokers ...

NAB report reveals critical weaknesses

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2004
A report released today into the National Australia Bank's (NAB) foreign exchange scandal revealed critical weaknesses in the bank's culture, governance and risk frameworks. Following the release of the PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) report, NAB announced ...

NAB currency scandel cements four pillars policy: Fels

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2004
The National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB) currency scandal ensured the "Four Pillars" bank policy will stay for years, according to the country's former competition watchdog Allan Fels. The former chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ...

ASIC lack of funds behind lack of transparency: Labor

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2004
Inadequate funding could be behind the corporate watchdog's lack of transparency, Labor said today. Opposition financial services spokesman Stephen Conroy said the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) decision-making processes could ...

IAG posts strong increased in half year profits

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2004
Insurance Australia Group Ltd (IAG) posted a strong increase in profits for the half year to December 2003 on the back of resurgent equity markets and solid acquisitions, and announced plans to undertake a $350 million off-market share buyback. IAG ...

Strengthening market brings increase in share scams: ASIC

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2004
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a warning to consumers and investors that share scams and "get rich quick" schemes were on the rise, along with the recovering stock markets. ASIC's executive director of consumer ...

Government launches taskforce to educate consumers about finance

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan has announced a government taskforce to develop a national plan to tackle financial illiteracy among consumers. Chaired by finance commentator Paul Clitheroe, the taskforce for the National Strategy for Consumer and ...