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Australian insurer AMP prefers UK demerger

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
Australian life insurer AMP Ltd is leaning towards returning ownership of its struggling British assets to shareholders rather than selling them off, a source close to the talks told Reuters on Monday. "At the moment it looks like the demerger is the ...

IGA joins discount petrol bandwagon

IGA supermarkets will step up to the challenge from their larger competitors from Monday with the launch of a discount fuel offer valid at all petrol outlets, including the small independents. The program will be trialled by 189 IGA outlets in Queensland ...

Former Voicenet director faces Perth court

A former managing director of listed company Voicenet (Aust.) Ltd today appeared in the Perth Court of Petty Sessions on two charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Mr Alan Dawson was charged with two counts of ...

State Treasurer urges Victorians to back the 'Pies' for better economic times

Victorian state treasurer John Brumby has said that an AFL grand final win for Collingwood would boost Victoria's employment and population growth. Mr Brumby had earlier released a "detailed economic modelling" showing how a Collingwood win at Saturday's ...

NZCC delays Qantas-Air New Zealand decision to October 24

The New Zealand Commerce Commission has delayed the release of its determination on the proposed Air New Zealand-Qantas alliance by up to four weeks. "We are working on our final economic analysis and calculations," said Geoff Thorn, acting general ...

Lumley Life wins claims team of the year award

The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has awarded the inaugural Claims Team of the Year Award to Lumley Life's claims team, citing them as Australia's leading specialist risk insurer. "Winning the award is a wonderful recognition ...

Colonial First calls for Lend Lease meeting to vote on PREIA

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2003
Colonial First State Investments Ltd has requisitioned a meeting of Lend Lease US Office Trust unitholders to vote on its proposal that Principal Real Estate Investors (Australia) Ltd (PREIA) become responsible entity of the trust. The Colonial/PREIA ...

Productivity Commission in housing affordability paper for first home buyers

The Productivity Commission has today announced that it had released an issues paper for its inquiry into housing affordability for first home buyers. "The Commission will be taking a close look at how housing markets operate and the reasons for the ...

AMP updates market on demerger proposal

AMP Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mohl has released an update on the progress of the company's demerger proposal to the market. "In late August 2003, the UK regulator the Financial Services Authority (FSA) released an industry consultation paper, which ...

Interstar prices $500 million MBS issue

Macquarie Bank Ltd announced today that Interstar Securities (Australia) Pty Ltd has priced its $500 million Interstar Millennium Series 2003-4 Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) issue. Macquarie is arranger and lead manager for the issue, while National ...