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NAB declares interest in AMP

AMP shares were trading at $6.27 this afternoon, a three-month high, following confirmation today the National Australia Bank is building a strategic stake in the troubled insurer. In an official announcement to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) this ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks up, bonds lower

US stocks firmed overnight as the Federal Reserve left short-term interest rates steady and hinted they could be held low for 'a considerable period'. The Federal Open Markets Committee said in a statement US spending growth was firming, but there was ...

Midday market wrap: Bonds down on RBA shift

The Australian bond market weakened sharply after the RBA this morning hinted cash rates were on hold for the foreseeable future. As recently as June the bank suggested the next move in rates may be downwards. The yield on the 10-year bond rose 9 points ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares end square

The Australian share market lost ground in afternoon trade, with the All Ordinaries index eventually closing a bare 0.8 of a percentage point higher at 3,165.5. The market was held back by an expected avalanche of company earnings reports later this ...

Westfield chairman reappointed to RBA board

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2003
Frank Lowy, chairman of Westfield Holdings, has been reappointed for his third straight term to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board. The reappointment extends until December 2005, making Mr Lowy the longest-serving member, with 10 years service. ...

Adelaide Bank on track for record profit

Adelaide Bank is on track to report a record profit, aiming to record at least 10 per cent earning per share growth and a return on equity exceeding 15%, it has announced - hinting a dividend increase to shareholders. These predictions, made by Adelaide ...

RBA hints at interest rate cut due to international downturn

If the international economic situation does not improve soon the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) could be forced to cut interest rates, RBA governor Ian Macfarlane warned today in an address to the House of Representatives standing committee on economics ...

Campbell releases Amendment Bill to aid FSR transition

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Senator Ian Campbell has released a list of proposed legislative changes designed to clarify aspects of new arrangements introduced by the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA). "The Government and the Australian ...

Qantas shares plummet as Dixon warns investors on profits

Qantas shares plummeted 12.2 per cent in morning trading, falling $0.36 to $2.96 after chief executive Geoff Dixon said it would be unable to meet market profit expectations for the full year. Qantas had earlier cautioned the market of the pressures ...

APRA warns super trustees on due diligence, members interests

The likelihood that superannuation funds will record two consecutive years of negative returns does not indicate below par performance at trustee level, but any action contrary to members' interests will bring disqualification and possible prosecution ...