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ANZ buys NBNZ for $4.915 billion

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
ANZ Banking Group Ltd is set to become one of the leading banks in New Zealand after agreeing to acquire the National Bank of New Zealand (NBNZ) from London's Lloyds TSB for $A4.915 billion. The purchase price is below the $6.5 billion Lloyds was believed ...

Macquarie Bank deputy reports retail strategy success

Macquarie Bank deputy managing director Richard Sheppard announced that the Bank is on track with its retail financial services strategy and expects a strong increase in profits for its Financial Services Group (FSG) for the year ended 31 March 2004. ...

Macquarie expects strong increase in profits in its financial services group

Macquarie bank is on track with its retail financial services strategy and expects a strong increase in profits for its Financial Services Group (FSG) for the year ended 31 March 2004,. according to deputy managing director Richard Sheppard. "Following ...

Trust Company upgrades full-year profit expectations

Trust Company has upgraded its expected earnings before business and tax, for the financial year ended 28 February 2004, to be around $17 million - $3 million higher than the previous expectation announced in May 2003. Operating revenue is also expected ...

Kiwi industry profits up 42 per cent

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2003
New Zealand was a more profitable place to do business last year, with the pre-tax surplus for all industries rising 42 percent to $42.4 billion. Statistics New Zealand said in its latest annual enterprise survey, covering the year to September 2002 ...

Company taxes feed $7.5 billion budget surplus: Costello

Australia's 2002/03 Budget surplus of $7.5 billion is largely due to better than expected company taxes, according to Treasurer Peter Costello. Australia's 2002/03 Budget produced a final surplus of $7.5 billion, compared to the $3.9 billion surplus ...

CBA announces a 24% reduction in profits for the year

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has today announced a net profit of after tax of $2.01 billion for the year ended 30 June 2003, a decrease of 24 per cent on the previous financial year. "Net profit from ordinary activities (cash basis) was ...

David Jones expects profit in 2003/04 after announcing net loss

Upmarket retailer David Jones Ltd today said it expects its 2003/04 profit (after tax) to be between $52 million and $56 million - before reset preference shares. The retailer today posted a net loss for the year ended 26 July 2003 of $25.5 million ...

Coles Myer announces 29% profit surge for the year

Coles Myer, Australia's largest retailer with 1,900 stores, has today announced that it's profits had rise 29 per cent to $455.6 million after tax for the full year ended 27 July 2003. Coles Myer's sales had also risen by 6.1% to $27 billion and the ...

Industrial disputes cost 244,600 working days for the year: ABS

The number of industrial disputes across Australia during the year ended to June 2003 was 702 and has involved 133,700 workers and cost the nation 244,600 working days, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. This data also reveals that ...