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Macquarie looks to India as it wraps up $15 billion

Macquarie Bank will enter the Indian market establishing a specialist funds management business as part of its overall presence in that market. Subject to full regulatory approval, the bank will establish a securities brokerage business in Mumbai with ...

Challenger gets serious about infrastructure

Challenger Financial Services has confirmed it is serious about infrastructure and announced it is looking at launching a global infrastructure fund. Challenger is talking to retail brokerage firms and institutional investors in order to determine the ...

Auscoal suffers theft of $1.6 million

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2005
Hundreds of coalminers may be out of pocket after superannuation fund cheques totalling $1.6 million were stolen from a post office near Newcastle. Auscoal Superannuation, a fund for the coal mining industry, today said the superannuation rollover cheques ...

Australian businesses not ready for choice: NAB

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2005
Australian businesses are unprepared for imminent changes to the superannuation regime, which will enable workers to choose their own super fund, the National Australia Bank says. George Frazis, NAB's executive general manager of business banking, urged ...

ANZ stays quiet on Wizard bid speculation

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2004
The ANZ Banking Group remained tightlipped on Thursday about rumours that it is poised to bid for mortgage originator Wizard Home Loans Group. ANZ, Australia's third biggest bank, would not confirm or deny that it was considering a bid for Wizard. "We ...

Perpetual and CBA talking Symetry sale

Perpetual Trustees announced on Thursday it is in discussions with the Commonwealth Bank regarding the sale of platform operator Symetry. The funds manager said a number of alternatives in relation to the purchase by Commonwealth Bank are currently ...

AFIG plays cards close to chest on GE Money speculation

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2004
Australian Financial Investments Group (AFIG), the mortgage company which owns non-bank lender Wizard Home Loans, on Friday declined to comment on speculation that it is talking to a potential buyer. AFIG, 25% each owned by Deutsch Asset Management ...

Murdoch optimistic about Australian economy

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2004
Rupert Murdoch said today he was optimistic about the Australian, US and world economies, but warned Saudi Arabia and China posed risks. "I'm optimistic about the Australian economy," Murdoch told reporters at the Milken Institute Global Conference ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weaker

The Australian dollar was weaker at noon after large US investment banks sold the local currency. At 1200 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7108/16 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7133/41. "It's been up to $US0.7120 and it's been down ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar breaks $US0.7000

The Australian dollar opened stronger today, bursting through the $US0.7000 for the first time since November 1997, driven by a weaker US dollar and talk of a free trade agreement between Australia and China. At 0700 AEST the Australian dollar was trading ...