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Wizard boss tips investment property supporting mortgage sector

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2004
... that despite the doom and gloom being spread in some quarters and speculation interest rates will rise to 7.5% by the year end, Wizard, Australia's biggest non-bank lender, had just opened its 200th branch. Bouris said Australians aged between 40 to ...

Australian Agricultural Co reports net loss

... good cattle prices over the coming six months which will provide higher cash returns and a SGARA cattle value uplift at year end." AACo's first half result included writeoffs of the tender process in relation to the Stanbroke Pastoral Co and costs in ...

Inflation likely to decline further over coming year: RBA

... crude oil prices. The bank said it judged the rate of underlying inflation to be at, or slightly below 2.5 per cent. Year end CPI inflation was likely to track underlying inflation relatively closely, although in the next two quarters, the year ended ...

Signs of slowing in property-related sectors: index

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2003
... sector was putting a solid floor under the economy. "The economy retains a significant amount of momentum in the run up to year end," he said. "And the forward-looking components of the Australian PSITM suggest that momentum will spill over into the ...

HGL posts 24 per cent jump in year net profit

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
Diversified investment group HGL Ltd said it would continue to look for import and distribution business acquisitions after posting a 24 per cent increase in annual net profit. The company reported net profit of $9.938 million for the year ending September ...

ANZ boss takes pay cut

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2003
ANZ Banking Group Ltd chief executive John McFarlane took a $400,000 pay cut for 2002/03, a move which the bank said reflected the performance of ANZ over the past 12 months. Mr McFarlane took home $2.48 million for the year ended September 30, 2003 ...

St George reports strong lift in profit to $606 million

St George Bank Ltd today said it expected to enjoy double digit earnings per share growth in 2004 and 2005. St George said it expects to lift its EPS by 10 to 11 per cent in 2004 and again by double digit figures in 2005. The bank today reported a 64.2 ...

Westpac delivers double-digit cash earnings growth

Westpac Banking Corporation today reported an increase in cash earnings to $2,271 million for the full year ended September 2003, up 10 per cent on the 2002 result excluding the non-recurring significant items in that year. Operating profit after tax ...

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. ...