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Australian dollar surges after US election result

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2004
... any quick fix to the US twin deficit problem. "That has been the main drag on the US dollar, so there has been a bit of a fire sale continuing across the board and beneficiaries have been Aussie, euro, Canadian dollar," he said. "With the re-appointment ...

Costello's Future Fund draws fire

The proposal by Federal Treasurer Peter Costello to establish a special fund to deal with the almost $90 billion hole in the Australian government's superannuation commitments lacks focus, asset consultant Ken Atchison said this week. The government's ...

Chief executive Hawker shuffles the deck at IAG

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2004
... niche and CTP insurance will be headed by IAG executive of 17 years, Rick Jackson. Australian commercial insurance, including fire, commercial property, commercial motor and rural insurance, workers compensation and public liability will be led by Mario ...

IAG reveals new internal structure

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2004
... Insurance. Australian Commercial Insurance includes all commercial insurance, sold predominately through intermediaries, such as Fire & ISR, commercial property, commercial motor and rural insurance, workers\' compensation, public liability and professional ...

Rivkin Financial Services changes under fire

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2004
Recent changes in the shareholdings and business of Rivkin Financial Services (RFS), the company founded by disgraced stockbroker Rene Rivkin, have been challenged before the Takeovers Panel. Sofcom, a company chaired by Perth-based Farooq Khan, which ...

RBA decision to leave rates expected and clear cut: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
... indicate that interest rates were on hold, even if they believed that was the case. "The last thing they want is to rekindle the fire that was in the property market a few years ago," he said. "So they are going to be sounding hawkish but their bark ...

Santos looks to new projects to rebound from Moomba disruption

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2004
... soon on three development projects worth $600 million to shore up its future. In its first quarterly production report since fire damaged its Moomba gas facility in South Australia on Jan. 1, Santos yesterday reported a big drop in March quarter production ...

NAB to change external auditor

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
... financial year. Audit committee chairman John Thorn said the bank is ending its long association with KPMG, which came under fire from the prudential regulator which looked into the rogue trading scandal. "We have decided, as part of the National's change ...

Kennedy loses bid to keep notes to lawyer from ASIC

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2004
... powerbroker Graham Richardson owned an undisclosed 38 per cent interest in printer Offset Alpine when it was destroyed by fire 10 years ago. The notes were seized during a raid on Mr Kennedy's Sydney home on November 13 last year. His barrister Peter ...

Labor targets audit committee chair in NAB fallout

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2004
... the company's $360 million foreign exchange scandal were incurred, should step down. Walter has also reportedly been under fire internally, with reports over the weekend says other board members had unsuccessfully pushed for her resignation at a meeting ...