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L-Bank launches $300 million MTN bond issue

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2004
L-Bank, today announced it had launched a new medium term note (MTN) issue, explicitly guaranteed by the German Federal State of Baden-Wurttemberg. The issue will be a A$300 million bond and will have a maturity date of 1 October 2008. The deal is being ...

Aust annual GDP rate wont ease inflation concerns: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2004
Australia\'s economic growth came in slightly below expectations for the June quarter, but economists said the solid annual growth rate of 4.1% would do little to ease rising inflation concerns. The Australian Bureau of Statistics today reported gross ...

Market Wrap

The Australian dollar opened stronger today after the US dollar lost ground overnight on weaker than expected economic data. At 0700 AEST the local currency was trading at US$0.7043/48, compared with 0.7005/09 at yesterday\'s close. It reached a low ...

Aust June qtr c/a deficit $11.967 bln, s/adj

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2004
Australia reported a seasonally adjusted current account deficit of $11.967 billion in the June quarter from an upwardly revised $12.089 billion in the March quarter, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. The increase of $264 million in the deficit ...

Aust current account deficit expected to narrow in June qtr

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2004
Australia\'s current account deficit is expected to have narrowed modestly in the three months to the end of June, economists said, ahead of the release of the latest measure today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will publish the June quarter ...

ASIC flexes civil powers

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has for the first time filed civil proceedings alleging insider trading against John Petsa and March Milot. "This is the first time ASIC has taken civil penalty proceedings for a breach of ...

Two new faces at Macquarie; three more to come

Macquarie Funds Management (MFM) on Wednesday announced the appointment of Geoffrey Pidgeon and Jonathan Abraham to join an expanding distribution team in the group's platform, master trust and adviser market. And national sales manager for retail distribution ...

Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index 4% in June

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2004
The Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity, which indicates the likely pace of economic activity six to nine months into the future, was 4% in June, above its long-term trend of 3.4%. The annualised growth rate of the coincident ...

Perpetual and CBA talking Symetry sale

Perpetual Trustees announced on Thursday it is in discussions with the Commonwealth Bank regarding the sale of platform operator Symetry. The funds manager said a number of alternatives in relation to the purchase by Commonwealth Bank are currently ...

Argo announces record profits for 2003/04

Australian listed investment company Argo Investments, announced today a 16.7% improvement on underlying profits for the 2003/2004 financial year and a record $78.6 million after tax profit. The company, with total assets of $2.2 billion and investments ...