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Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2004
The Australian stock market is expected to open slightly firmer in early trade as a mild bid tone in the US, coupled with recent record highs on the domestic indices, suggest further buying interest in the local bourse. Still, the market has hit records ...

New record set for 30 Day cash rate futures: SFE

The Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) reported a new record for the highest one-day transaction volume on the 30 Day Interbank Cash Rate futures contract set last Friday. The new record of 12,643 contracts trades is an 8% improvement on the previous record ...

AFS licensees given notice on MDA authorisations

Australian financial services (AFS) licensees were reminded on Thursday applications for managed discretionary account (MDA) authorisations needed to be in no later than 10 December 2004. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said ...

Macquarie Bank and Novera plan for energy JV

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2004
Macquarie Bank has made a move into the competitive renewable energy market via a partnership with Sydney company Novera Energy. Novera Energy and the Macquarie Bank today announced plans for a 50-50 joint venture to own and operate sustainable energy ...

AFS licensees pass ASIC's spot check

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on Monday released its findings on a program of 353 randomly conducted verification visits on Australian financial services (AFS) licensees. Conducted between December 2002 and July 2004, the ...

Westpac moves 2004 AGM to New Zealand

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2004
Westpac Banking Corp is moving its annual general meeting offshore this year - to Auckland, New Zealand. It is the first time Westpac, Australia\'s oldest bank, has held its AGM in New Zealand where it has NZ Class 30,000 shareholders. The bank said ...

St George says Thame to become chairman by end of year

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2004
St George Bank today announced it has appointed John Thame, who is currently on the board, as deputy chairman and that he will become the bank\'s new chairman at the end of the year. He will replace Frank Conroy who announced in May he will be retiring ...

James Hardie tests resolve of SRI's

Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) funds with exposure to James Hardie are reconsidering their association with the construction giant. After warning James Hardie in December last year not to walk away from its moral responsibilities, manager of ...

AMP sees further capital returns to shareholders

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2004
Funds management and insurance company AMP today foreshadowed further capital returns to shareholders after reporting a better than expected first half profit. It also said it would offer 800,000 customers with superannuation and pension products lower ...

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 ...