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Macarthur Cook announces expansion plans

The St George Bank group has taken a strategic stake in listed boutique property fund manager Macarthur Cook Limited, which in turn has announced the acquisition of National Australia Fund Management Limited. Ascalon Capital Managers Limited, the vehicle ...

Macquarie receives ATO product ruling for protected lending over managed funds

Macquarie Financial Products Management Ltd has received an Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Product Ruling for the latest offering of its leading edge Macquarie Fusion Funds, providing certainty to investors looking for tax efficiency in their investment. ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar opens weaker

The Australian dollar opened stronger today after the US dollar weakened on profit taking in the wake of a strong US jobs number, a trader said. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7090/97 compared with Friday's close of 0.7072/77. ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar driven down by strong US currency

The Australian dollar was weaker at noon, driven down by a stronger US dollar. At 1200 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7065/69 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7121/26. It reached a high of $US0.7074 and a low of $0.7053 in morning ...

Cairns dealer faces six dishonesty charges

A Cairns dealer has appeared in the Cairns Magistrates Court to answer six dishonesty charges from Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The charges relate to her conduct when employed as a junior dealer in the Cairns office of ABN ...

ANZ announces TrUEPrS preference shares buyback

As part of its ongoing capital management strategy, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) has called for the buyback of the ANZ Preference Shares issued as part of the trust units exchangeable for preference shares (TrUEPrS) Series 1 ...

Lure of high yields attracts global fund investments in Australia

Lured by the prospect of high yields in Australia, global fund managers are stepping up to the crease and are pumping large amounts of money here. TD Securities chief economist Stephen Koukoulas, in an exclusive interview with the Financial standard ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar weaker after US jobless claims plunge

The Australian dollar opened weaker today against a broadly stronger US dollar but remained within its recent range above important support levels. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7058/63 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7121/26. ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares, dollar end higher

The Australian share market made it into positive territory just before the close of trading today, despite being weighed down by the banking sector for most of the session. Gains by market heavyweight News Corp and resource stocks managed to reverse ...

Howard says no need for further rate hikes

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2003
Prime Minister John Howard has put the Reserve Bank on notice saying there is no reason to further increase rates. Hours after the bank increased rates by 0.25 percentage points, the first increase in 16 months, Mr Howard said he did not see any reason ...