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Costello unveils response to CLERP 9

... for the auditing profession. Education and registration requirements will be toughened. In order to strengthen the independence of auditors, companies will be required to disclose fees paid to auditors for non-audit services. Auditors will also be required ...

Shareholders to get chance to vote on executive payouts

... Federal Treasurer Peter Costello said the ninth round of corporate law and economic reforms would boost auditors' independence and make businesses more accountable. The draft laws would make salary packages for a company's top five executives public ...

Credit Union Services launches Wealth Creation booklet for consumers

... build wealth, and is designed to improve the understanding of investing. "Setting yourself on the path to financial independence involves more than just owning a parcel of shares or buying an investment property," said Karin Hawkins, CUSCAL head of industry ...

Perennial announces ownership, management changes

... exceptional performance since inception on 1 April 2000. Perennial said the changes would give the business greater independence as it moved into the next phase of development. "Four years ago we were financially dependent on IOOF, but now we are a stronger ...

Southcorp posts $922 million net loss

... million. This leaves Rosemount with a carrying value of $340 million. Southcorp also said that it had concluded its Independence Wine Company joint venture, which led to asset writedowns of $12.3 million and the $8.3 million write down in the carrying ...

Federal Government welcomes ASIC investment banking report

... Government has welcomed the release of a report by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) into the independence of research analysts in the investment banking industry. "The review will be a very valuable contribution in shaping ...

ASIC clears Australian investment banking analysts of serious misconduct

... number of compliance issues that still require further improvement. In particular are matters relating to analyst independence and processes for dealing with conflicts of interest once they have been identified, ASIC said. The industry regulator was ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares higher

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2003
With the US market closed Friday for the Independence Day holiday, the Australian market traded a little higher Monday morning amid quiet volumes. The rise was led by News Corporation, which was up 10c (almost 1.0%) to $11.16. While the major banks ...

Morning market wrap: Investors await re-opening of US markets

US markets were closed Friday for the Independence Day long weekend, while other major international share markets traded quietly. London's FTSE 100 ended down 3.3 points at 4,021.5, with heightened competition concerns propelling the telecommunications ...

As rate cut predictions surface, Deputy PM indicates support for RBA judgement

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2003
... lead and reduce interest rates, following the US central bank's 25bps cut overnight. "I've always respected their independence and professionalism," Mr Anderson said of the RBA."I believe they'll call it right." "Of course, we're always pretty interested ...