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Super fraud thwarted

The Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme, with funds close to $5.5 billion, was unsuccessfully targeted with an attempted $150 million fraud, Channel Nine's Sunday program reported yesterday. JP Morgan Chase, the fund custodian, and the Australian Federal ...

Retail managed funds up 13.3% in March Q04: Plan For Life

Actuary and Research house Plan For Life released details today of its March quarter 2004 analysis of retail managed funds, highlighting a 13.3%, or $8.5 billion increase in the quarter to $328.1 billion. According to the release, St George, AXA Australia ...

Closed small companies funds underperform: Navigator

The closure of small company funds can lead to deteriorating investment performance, Navigator Research revealed on Tuesday. Navigator released the results of a study into the post-closure performance of small company funds, highlighting, in many instances ...

IAG opens $350mln off-market buy-back

IAG has announced details of an off-market buy-back tender for approximately $350 million as part of the company's capital management program. All eligible IAG shareholders registered on 12 May 2004 have been invited to take-part in the buy-back, which ...

ACCC tells Boral to abandon Adelaide Brighton takeover

The consumer watchdog on Wednesday told building company Boral to abandon plans to take over cement and lime producer Adelaide Brighton or face legal action. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said its investigation found the ...

NAB shares tumble more than 1.5% after H1 profit slide

Shares in National Australia Bank fell more than 1.5%, after the bank reported a higher first half net profit but disappointed investors with its earnings outlook. The shares tumbled 50 cents or 1.71% to $28.81 by 1051 AEST. The shares began trading ...

S&P assigns BBB/stable ratings to Alinta Co-generation

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2004
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today it has assigned its BBB/Stable long-term issue rating and outlook to Alinta Co-generation (Pinjarra) $118 million project finance bank-loan. S&P said the project finance facility is guaranteed by Alinta ...

RBA decision to leave rates expected and clear cut: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to leave rates unchanged today was largely expected by the market and pretty clear cut, economists said today. At 0930 AEST the RBA announced it would leave rates at 5.25%, following its board meeting yesterday. ...

Google plans share auction in $3.74 million IPO lodged with SEC

Internet search powerhouse Google Thursday filed its long-awaited public share offering, proposing to raise some $US2.7 billion ($A3.74 billion) and making public some of the company's long-held secrets. The initial public offering (IPO), seen as one ...

ASIC says 22 companies didn't disclose directors options

Twenty-two Australian companies failed to reveal details of the share options they handed out to directors in their latest annual reports, Australia's corporate watchdog ASIC said today. The requirement applied to annual reports filed after June 30 ...