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Former Tasmanian director sentenced to three years jail

... fraudulently prepared invoices in respect of machinery that did not exist. More than $769,000 was defrauded from several banks and finance companies, including National Mutual, Esanda, BankWest and Trust Bank. ASIC revealed that approximately $650,000 ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: $A closes above 70 cents, Nikkei edges higher

... $US0.7030/34 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7013/23. Japanese share prices rose 1.02 percent today, led by gains in the banks, dealers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei-225 index gained 106.89 points to close at 10,561.01. The Australian ...

LPTs contribute significantly to bond supply: Citigroup

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2003
... merger and acquisition activity in the sector lifting the issuance. Citigroup head of credit research Brad Scott said while banks had led total issuance during the year, accounting for 60 per cent of bond offerings, the LPTs were making some notable ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares continue to lose ground

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
... down 10.1 points at 3256.2 while the all ordinaries lost eight points to 3266.1. ANZ is set to become one of the leading banks in New Zealand after agreeing to acquire NBNZ from London's Lloyds TSB for $A4.915 billion. ANZ shares are in a trading halt ...

Cicutto reappointed as NAB chief

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
... has reappointed chief executive Frank Cicutto for another three years, continuing recent moves by the nation's other big banks to hold onto current leadership. Mr Cicutto will stay on until October 2006 with his annual base salary fixed at $2.082 million ...

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 ...

ANZ poised to buy Lloyds NZ unit

... deal and that a rights issue which has been rumoured as a possible funding source for the deal is not expected. The two banks now have only several hours to flush out the final refinancing agreements for NBNZ, the source said. Several of the bank's funding ...

Afternoon market wrap: Stronger dollar hurts stocks, lifts bonds

... smoking will be outlawed in more public areas of the casino. Fairfax dipped three cents to $3.55. ANZ was the best of the banks, dropping four cents to $18.30. National Australia Bank shed 26 cents to $31.18, Westpac was 16 cents poorer at $16.35 and ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Market low on anticipated Wall Street losses

... underlying index - on a volume of 10,375 contracts. Tokyo stocks plunged today as investors took profits from recent gains in banks, domestic-demand stocks as well as technology blue chips. The US dollar was down against the Japanese yen. The Nikkei ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares close at new highs

... where stocks rose after solid results from companies such as printer maker Lexmark International Inc. Most of the major banks pushed higher, with the National Australia Bank rising 14 cents to $31.41 while the Commonwealth Bank added four cents to $28.01 ...