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Aust IPO-heavy in previous two quarters: survey

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2004
... globally that raised more than $US500 million were Australian companies. Australia recorded 11% of IPOs by number, with North America reporting only 9%.

US and Australia sign free trade agreement

The United States and Australia have signed a trade agreement that officials say will eliminate duties from more than 99 per cent of American manufacturing exports to Australia. US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick described the deal, which requires ...

Macquarie ProLogis buys US properties for $12 million

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2004
Macquarie ProLogis Trust has acquired interests in two North American properties for $US9.3 million ($12.0 million). The trust said the properties, a 44,500 square foot facility in San Antonio, Texas, and a 188,500 square foot facility in El Paso, Texas ...

Macquarie Bank cuts commitment to MEAP fund

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2003
... non-core assets and focus on core operations." MEAP's first investment was a 15 per cent stake in AltaLink, owner of North America's first independent electricity transmission network in Alberta, Canada. The pension fund joined some other Canadian pension ...

Macquarie Bank to purchase US energy assets for $182 million

... domiciled in the US. The Exelon assets also provide a platform for further acquisitions of district energy assets in North America. Mr Ward added that the annualised impact on Macquarie's profit as a result of consolidating Exelon Thermal, after taking ...

Economic recovery on track: OECD chief economist

... palpable recovery has finally taken hold across the OECD. He said the strong momentum already achieved in Asia, North America and the UK provides evidence to the renewed strength of the world economy. He also said that despite lingering domestic weaknesses ...

Macquarie DDR Trust to list on ASX today

... forecast. Starting from 31 March 2004, distributions will be paid quarterly. Macquarie's property investment management North America division country head James Hodgkinson said, "MDT provides investors with a diversified portfolio of market-dominant ...

Macquarie in $1 billion American property trust

Macquarie Bank Limited and Developers Diversified Realty Corporation (DDR) have today announced plans to jointly list a property trust in North American shopping centres, valued at US$744.5 million ($1078 million) on the Australia Stock Exchange by ...

Changes in weighting to Trade Weighted Index

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
The Reserve Bank of Australia has revised the weights for currencies included in the trade weighted index (TWI) of the Australian dollar. This reflects changes in the composition of Australia's merchandise trade in 2002/03. The new weights take effect ...

Westfield US posts $270 million interim net profit

... Westfield America is one of the biggest mall companies in the US after its $6 billion acquisition of 23 Rodamco North America (RNA) and Jacobs properties in early 2002. The trust is also buying a 33% stake in a major shopping centre on Chicago's "Magnificent ...