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Trust plan ahead for ageing population

Focusing upon estate planning may seem morbid but it can also prevent a number of problems as people approach retirement, in the event of their death and even from the grave. This is the message that is being presented by Trust, who have recently launched ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2005
... despite the climax of the earnings season yesterday, with Suncorp Metway, Sims Group, Caltex, Smorgon Steel, Sunraysia TV, The Rock Building Society and Technology One all revealing annual results, while Gasnet will release first half earnings.

Suncorp shares up after positive profit revision

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2005
Shares in Suncorp-Metway Ltd rocketed up more than four per cent after the Queensland-based bank upgraded its forecasts for its half-yearly results. All three main divisions for the bank are expected to have big improvements on the previous first half. ...

NAB's former UK target Abbey National faces new takeover

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2004
... in the bank\'s share price. UK analysts said smaller banks such as Alliance & Leicester, Bradford and Bingley and Northern Rock could be in the sights of predators as rationalisation takes hold. CommSec banking analyst Vanessa Beenders said NAB\'s UK ...

Funds to return at least double digits: Rainmaker

... terrific news for super members is an absolute understatement," Dunnin says. "The funny thing is last year the lead funds were rock stars with between 3% and 4% returns and this year ever poor funds are doing three times that. Moreover, all this puts ...

Westfield investors expected to approve merger

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2004
Investors in shopping centre giant Westfield are expected to vote a resounding yes to Frank Lowy's $27 billion merger plan when they meet in Sydney on Friday. Westfield boss Lowy wants to staple the Westfield management company with its two trusts to ...

The Rock prices $245.5 mln in Super Senior Notes

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2004
The Rock Building Society has today priced $A245.5 million worth of Super Senior notes. Lead manager SG Australia said the notes of the RBS Trust 2004-1 transaction had been priced at 33 basis points over the one month bank bill swap reference rate ...

Rock Building Society launches $290 mln note issue

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2004
The Rock Building Society (RBS) today launched $290 million of residential mortgage backed notes under its securitisation program arranged by Societe Generale Australia. The RBS Trust 2004-1 will launch three classes of notes including $245.5 million ...

Aristocrat shares up 12% after profit forecast

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2004
Shares in poker machine maker Aristocrat Leisure rocketed more than 12% higher in early trade after providing guidance for the first half. Aristocrat - which had previously provided no outlook for the first half - today said it expected a net profit ...

Greeenspan says US businesses, consumers able to handle rate rise

... Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said Thursday. On Tuesday, Greenspan and fellow policymakers indicated the days of rock-bottom rates -- with the federal funds target rate at a 1958 low of 1% for the past 10 months -- were numbered. Rates could ...