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Housing finance for September edges up by 3.9%

... to $7.04 billion, from $6.64 billion, and commercial finance edged higher by 3.2% from $23.43 billion to $24.2 billion. Lease finance decreased by 7.8% to $543 million from $589 million in August. The purchase of dwellings by individuals for rent and ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian stocks close lower

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2003
... the current half year. Among other blue chips on the slide today was Telstra, which dropped one cent to $4.74, while Lend Lease fell 19 cents to $10.96 and Wesfarmers dropped 19 cents to $27.80. Macquarie Airports also dropped eight cents to $1.81 after ...

St George reports strong lift in profit to $606 million

... strong growth in bank acceptances, product fees and electronic banking income and profits from the bank's property sale and lease back program. Net interest income rose 8.9 per cent to $1.451 billion, driven by growth in average interest earning assets ...

Morgan Stanley drops fees in battle for LUO

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2003
The battle for Lend Lease US Office (LUO) Trust continued today with proposed manager Morgan Stanley reducing its management fees in a bid to fend of a bid by Principal Real Estate Investors. The United States-based funds manager said upon appointment ...

No changes to LUO investment strategy: Principal

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
... moved to dispel any misconceptions that it planned to add high risk suburban United States office buildings to the Lend Lease US Office Trust (LUO) portfolio if it becomes manager. Principal is a key player in the current tussle over the management of ...

Investa ups distribution forecast

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
Listed property trust Investa Property Group Ltd has upped its distribution forecast for 2003/04 to 16.5 cents. The group had previously forecast the full year distribution to be 16.2 cents per unit. Investa chairman Ian Payne told unitholders at the ...

Conroy slams high-flying corporate hogs

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2003
... that the group's profits plunged by $204 million," Senator Conroy said. The senator also pointed the finger at former Lend Lease CEO David Higgins, who was paid around $8 million on his departure, including a $1.61 million payment for promising not to ...

Colonial supports PREIA managment of Lend Lease

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 OCT 2003
... reiterated its support for Principal Real Estate Investors (Australia) Ltd (PREIA) to take over the management rights of Lend Lease US Office Trust (LLUSOT). Giant property developer Lend Lease is currently overseeing the transfer of LLUSOT to management ...

$1 billion joint venture fro Lend Lease and GPT

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2003
A joint venture between property companies Lend Lease and General Property Trust has snared a contract to build a $1 billion regional centre at Rouse Hill in Sydney's north-west. The project was announced today by the NSW Minister Assisting the Minister ...

S&P lowers Lend Lease rating to BBB

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2003
... International ratings agency Standard & Poor's said today that it lowered the long-term corporate credit rating on Lend Lease Corp Ltd to BBB from A-minus. S&P also removed the rating from creditwatch with negative implications, where it was placed on ...