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Midday market wrap: Japanese stocks rise, $A stronger

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2003
Japanese stocks rose in morning trade, with the Nikkei index up 0.54 per cent at AEST1225. Meanwhile the Hang Seng recorded no change. The Australian share market remained in positive territory at noon, ignoring the losses on the US market on Friday. ...

Interstar launches MBS issue

Interstar Securities (Australia) Pty Ltd has launched the ninth AUD issue under its Interstar Millennium Trust Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) programme, Macquarie Bank Ltd announced today. Macquarie is arranger and lead manager for the issue, while ...

Job advertisements rise 1.5% in August: ANZ job advertisement series

The number of job advertisements in major metropolitan newspapers rose by 1.5 per cent in August, to an average of 21,081 per week, the highest level since February and 0.3% higher than in August last year. "The modest upward trend in job advertising ...

Challenger acquires independent mortgage financier

The Challenger Financial Services (CFG) has today announced that it had entered into an agreement with Zurich Capital Markets (ZCM) to acquire the assets of ZCM's Australian Primcipal Finance business subject to the finalisation of agreed terms. The ...

FirstMac prices $350 million MBS issue

Macquarie Bank Ltd has announced that the FirstMac Group has priced a $350 million mortgage backed securitisation issue under its FirstMac Bond Series Trust securitisation programme. Macquarie is the arranger and lead manager for the issue. The issue ...

ASIC issues urgent insurance warning to Cootamundra Insurance clients

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is urging those who arranged insurance policies through Cootamundra Insurance Consultants in Cootamundra, NSW or Insurance Made Easy in the Lennox Heads area of NSW to contact their insurance ...

Former Adelaide adviser joins Wattle Group guilty party

Ian William Snook, formerly an investment adviser and principal of Golconda resources, has become the latest person to be convicted in the Wattle Group saga, after pleading guilty to 62 charges in the District Court of Adelaide. The Australian Securities ...

John Fairfax leaves Westpac Board

Westpac Banking Corporation's chairman, Leon Davis, has announced that John Fairfax would resign from its Board, effective 1 September 2003. He said Mr Fairfax decided to resign after seven years on the Westpac Board. Mr Fairfax will continue as Chairman ...

Viaticorp introduces Life Investments industry to Australia

Life investments - a capital-stable, non-volatile asset class with historical returns of up to 18 per cent - are now available to Australian investors for the first time, Viaticorp Group has announced. These investments - strong performers in the US ...

S&P announces new index additions

Equity market index provider, Standard & Poor's, today announced three new additions to major Australian share market indexes. As of 2 September, Alinta Limited will be added to the S&P/ASX 100 index. Skilled Engineering Limited and ARC Energy will ...