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S&P reaffirms rating on Virtue Trust

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2004

Standard & Poor's said today that it has affirmed its AAA rating on the class A-1, A-2, and A-3 notes issued by Virtue Trust following the Victorian Government's appointment of Connex and Yarra Trams as operators of Melbourne tram and train services. ...

Merchandise imports up 20%: ABS

AAP | TUESDAY, 20 APR 2004

Merchandise imports soared 20% to $11.3 billion in March, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said today. In its monthly merchandise imports report, the bureau said imports of machinery and transport equipment jumped by $1 billion or 25%. Imports of ...

Finium shakes up international shares portfolio

... asset consultant Watson Wyatt. Finium said the changes, including the introduction of the Emerging Markets Equities asset class, were in part prompted by its October 2003 decision to remove Deutsche from the Plan's international manager line-up, following ...

St George shareholders win tax exemption

AAP | THURSDAY, 15 APR 2004

... 2001 in relation to an off-market buyback of its ordinary shares. However, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) issued a class ruling that shareholders who received those rights were liable to pay income tax on the market value of those rights. NSW-based ...

Challenger to acquire Associated Planners Group

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004

... approved, would result in Challenger acquiring all the shares in Associated Planners. Under the scheme each ordinary and Z Class Associated Planners shareholder would receive about 5.7 Challenger shares for each Associated Planners share they held. Challenger ...

March inflation remain subdued

AAP | MONDAY, 5 APR 2004

Prices of consumer goods and services rose by 0.3% in March to be 2.1% higher than a year earlier, according to the TD Securities/Melbourne Institute monthly inflation gauge. TD Securities chief strategist Stephen Koukoulas said the 0.3% gain overstates ...

Firstmac bond series 1 prices $500 million MBS issue

AAP | FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2004

... arranger and lead manager of the transaction and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group is the co manager. The $225 million class A1 notes with a weighted average life (WAL) of 1.20 years was sold at 29 basis points over the 30-day bank bill swap rate. ...

S&P assigns preliminary ratings to Compass RMBS issues

AAP | TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2004

... and 2004-2, which are the trust's 14th and 15th issues of Australian RMBS, both consist of two tranches. In each series, Class A has a worth of $125 million and a AAA rating, while Class B has a worth of $5 million and an A rating, S&P said.

CBA launches sixth global mortgage securitisation

AAP | MONDAY, 22 MAR 2004

... owned subsidiary. The deal is structured to include issuance of securities in three currencies and were priced as follows: 7 Class A-1 of US$1,300 million - US 3m LIBOR + 13; 7 Class A-2 of AUD810 million 3m BBSW +22; and 7 Class A-3 of Euro500 million ...

First Mortgage launches mortgage securitisation program

AAP | TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004

... statement. ANZ Banking Group is co-manager of the deal which is in three tranches. The issues consists of $180 million of Class A1 bonds, rated AAA by both Standard & Poor's (S&P) and Fitch ratings agencies and with a weighted average life of 1.2 years. ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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