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Sealcorp chief quits

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2003
St George Bank Ltd's top funds management executive, Ian Knox, has quit, continuing a reorganisation sweeping the top line of the funds management industry. NSW-based St George said the departure of Mr Knox, chief executive of its Sealcorp division ...

Research prompts more funds to get tough on corporate governance

... (NTGPASS), the research found boards of directors had established remuneration governance processes among most of the 172 top listed companies. But adequate details of remuneration were still not provided to shareholders by a large proportion of companies. ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar strong after volatile night

The Australian dollar opened stronger today after a volatile night where it was pulled down by the euro. At 0700 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6881/86 compared with yesterday's close of 0.6878/84. In overnight trading the local unit ...

Bank of Queensland posts record profit

The Bank of Queensland (BOQ) has today announced that it had made a record profit for the 2003 financial year at the top end of analyst expectations, due to strong growth in its retail and business banking. "This brings the total annual dividend for ...

No rate increases in near future: banks

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2003
... told reporters in New York today. Mr Cameron and St George managing director Gail Kelly were among a group of Australia's top-ranking executives attending Merrill Lynch's 2003 Australasian Investment Conference in New York. Ms Kelly said she expected ...

Labor marks Anti-Poverty Week with new proposals

... income, employment, health, education and community services as part of a whole government strategy to fight poverty. The top echelon of the Labor Party, including opposition leader Simon Crean, said Australia has one of the highest rates of poverty ...

Morning Market Wrap: Market to ease on flat lead from US

... Standard & Poor's 500 was down 2.72 points at 1046.76, also off a new 52-week high of 1053.79 reached earlier. In LONDON, Top UK shares raced to their best close in over a year, with Intercontinental Hotels and ICI leading as evidence grew a US-led revival ...

Australian Rugby Union added to BT corporate super's new mandates

... competitive offering, with a wide choice of investment options covering 29 proprietary, multi-manager and external funds, and top-line administration and educational services." BT 's Corporate Superannuation is rated AAA, the highest rating available ...

Morningstar awards two stars to ABN AMRO international equities management

... Management's international equities fund management that are under the mandate of MLC. The ratings house said ABN AMRO adopts both a 'top down' industry and 'bottom up' stock selection approach, the portfolio reflecting typically a large-cap 'growth' ...

Low rainfall sparks hopes of high insurance earnings

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
Relatively low levels of rain in recent months have sparked hopes of three of Australia's top insurers producing even better than expected earnings in the coming year. Analysts at UBS have upgraded their earnings estimates for Promina Group Ltd, Insurance ...