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Westpac expected to bid for NBNZ

... is also in the running. NBNZ owner Lloyds said last month it had undertaken a strategic review which could result in the sale of New Zealand's biggest bank by assets, worth an estimated $US4 billion. Analysts have said Australian banks face considerable ...

ANZ tells NZ regulator acquisition will not affect competition

... proposed acquisition will not affect competition in any of the markets," ANZ said. NBNZ's owner Lloyds TSB is considering a sale of the bank in the range of $6-$7 billion. Westpac Banking Corp Ltd today joined the race for NBNZ filing an application ...

ASIC bans financial adviser for three years

... his Perth-based financial planning business Securinvest Accounting Services which were false and misleading to secure the sale of securities. He was also charged with representing himself as a representative of a securities business that was not licensed. ...

David Jones reports 2.6% increase in annual sales

Upmarket retailer David Jones Ltd is on track to achieve the upper end of its 2002/03 net profit forecast, but is still expected to post an annual loss due to its Foodchain exit. The retailer today reported a 2.6 per cent increase in annual sales to ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares eke out modest gains

The Australian share market traded marginally higher in the morning session, defying declines overnight in major US and UK indexes. But the bond market opened considerably weaker, in line with rising yields in the US Treasuries market. Overnight the ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds down on strong data

US bond yields jumped to the highest level in a year, as a report from the US Commerce Department showed retail sales surged by 1.4% in July. The consensus of markets forecasts was for an increase of just 0.9%, while the same report also included substantial ...

Mirvac posts $223 million record profit

Property developers Mirvac Group Ltd today said it expects its 2004 distribution to be up more than 10 per cent after today posting a record profit for 2002/03. The group reported a net profit of $223.34 million, up 31.3%. It declared a final distribution ...

Costello defends ASIC chief after tax scandal claims

Treasurer Peter Costello has defended the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chief David Knott's record, after claims a former business partner was involved in a sales tax scandal. Earlier today it was alleged that Mr Knott, who ...

Coles Myer records 6.1% growth in sales to $27.02 billion in 2003

Coles Myer has announced today that its sales have gone up 6.1 per cent to $27.02 billion for the 2003 financial year. "This result demonstrates good progress against our strategy to be Australia's number one retailer in all our brands and provides ...

Commonwealth Property announces $171.3 million profit for the year

... and industrial portfolios. Other factors for this increase in profit include the profit of $42.3 million realised on the sale of the former CFT industrial portfolio in April 2003, the interest earned on the $410 million in callable deposits issued to ...