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Analysts upgrade forecasts for ASX, await new CEO

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2004
Analysts today upgraded their forecasts for the Australian Stock Exchange Ltd citing the company's first quarter results and expectations that its new chief executive would address costs when he takes up the job next week. The ASX yesterday announced ...

Leading US companies in pension funding crisis; CSFB

US companies listed on the S&P-500 are facing their worst pension funding crisis in 10 years, looking at a combined US$245 billion shortfall by the end of the year, Credit Suisse First Boston said last week. According to David Zion at CSFB, meager investment ...

Insurers expected to report big profits this week

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2004
The weather and the financial environment have been kind to insurance companies in 2004 but the market wants to see just how kind when heavyweight insurers AMP, Insurance Australia Group (IAG) and QBE insurance unveil profits this week. Analysts have ...

Broking houses downgrade CBA after full year result

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2004
Broking houses were marking down their earnings estimates for Commonwealth Bank of Australia for 2005 after Wednesday's full year earnings fell short of market expectations. Chief executive David Murray unveiled a whopping 28% rise in CBA\'s full year ...

WAN shareholders unlikely to support any merger with Fairfax

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2004
West Australian Newspaper Holdings shareholders would be unlikely to support any merger with John Fairfax Holdings given that the economics of a merger at current prices would be difficult to justify, Credit Suisse First Boston analyst Finola Burke ...

InTech appoint Hugh Dougherty head of research

InTech financial services on Wednesday announced the appointment of Hugh Dougherty to the newly created position of head of research. Reporting directly to InTech chief executive officer Michael Monaghan, Dougherty will be responsible for managing and ...

Speculation grows NAB ready to sell UK assets

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2004
National Australia Bank (NAB) appears more open to selling its United Kingdom banks and could receive an offer before the end of 2004, according to a Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) report. Australia\'s biggest bank has been wrestling for most of ...

Google plans share auction in $3.74 million IPO lodged with SEC

Internet search powerhouse Google Thursday filed its long-awaited public share offering, proposing to raise some $US2.7 billion ($A3.74 billion) and making public some of the company's long-held secrets. The initial public offering (IPO), seen as one ...

Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley to lead Google IPO, WSJ says

Internet powerhouse Google has selected Credit Suisse First Boston and Morgan Stanley to lead a much-anticipated initial public share offering likely to be announced this week, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Citing people familiar with the ...

Westpac says cash earnings ahead for same period in 2003

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2004
Westpac chief financial officer Philp Chronican said today the bank's cash earnings for all it major businesses were tracking ahead of the same period in 2003. Speaking at the Credit Suisse First Boston Asian Investment conference, Mr Chronican also ...