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AFIG plays cards close to chest on GE Money speculation

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2004
... Packer\'s Publishing and Broadcasting, State Capital Corp representing chairman Mark Bouris and ABN AMRO, has been the subject of sale talk for some months, talk that it has consistently rebuffed. \"We have no comment,\" a spokesperson said in response ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2004
The Australian stockmarket is expected to open slightly weaker from friday\'s close, after weakness in the US market at the end of last week. However, traders did say that domestic influences, rather than external ones, would be the driver for the market. ...

Speculation grows NAB ready to sell UK assets

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2004
... as well as a cleanout of key managers, the UK question was forced onto the backburner. CSFB said in a report to clients a sale of NAB\'s Financial Services Europe division for around $11 billion could result in a rally in the bank\'s share price to $35. ...

September quarter expectations remain soft, survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2004
... for the September quarter fell by five points to an index of seven which signals 39% of executives expect an increase in sale and 32% a decrease. Profits expectations fell by four points to an index of seven, with 37% expecting rising profits and 30% ...

Retail spending to soften over course of year - Costello

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2004
Treasurer Peter Costello today predicted that retail spending would soften over the course of the financial year as consumption falls away. Handouts in the Budget, particularly a $600 payment per child for around two million families, is thought to ...

Family allowance boosts Australian retail sales in June

The federal government\'s family allowance benefit helped lift Australian retail sales to an uncharacteristically high level in June, a monthly index has revealed. The Cashcard Retail Activity Index for June, based on data from electronic card transactions ...

Rush on for Immediate Annuities: Aviva

The $1 billion complying Immediate Annuity market will reduce by 50% post 20 September when the current 100% asset test exemption is reduced by half, Aviva said yesterday. Aviva raised its ranking to third from ninth in the annuities market during May ...

BT announces new $40 million corporate super mandate

BT Financial Group today announced it had won a $40 million corporate superannuation mandate from Sims Group, the largest metal recycler in the southern hemisphere. BT said this latest mandate raises the total mandates awarded this year to BT Business ...

Aust retail sales pick up in May

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2004
Retail sales picked up in May despite the impact of higher petrol prices, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said retail sales grew 0.5%, in line with market expectations, to $15.98 billion, after a marginal fall in ...

Challenger exits corporate super admin

Challenger Financial Services Group yesterday announced the completion and final sale of Challenger Superannuation Services (CSS) to Australian Administration Services (AAS). The parent company of AAS, the listed IT company Kaz Group, said in a statement ...