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After failed IPO, Snowy Hydro still top rated

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
Moody's Investors Service has upgraded Snowy Hydro's senior unsecured rating to A3, up from Baa1, in a rating review that commenced when Snowy Hydro first announced plans to conduct its now abandoned IPO. Moody's said Snowy Hydro's baseline credit analysis ...

Symantec turns compliance into revenue

As the financial services industry continues to grapple with rising compliance-related spend, software giant Symantec has announced plans to develop IT solutions that will turn what is traditionally a cost burden into a profit-generating investment. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2006
The stock market is expected to open lower after US stocks fell on Friday in response to mounting violence in the Middle East. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was down 24 points to 4903. Today, the Reserve Bank ...

Cutting super benefit taxes affordable: IAA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2006
Despite complaints from some industry experts that the Budget tax reforms were unaffordable, the Institute of Actuaries of Australia (IAA) has released research arguing the proposals will have only a minimal impact on government revenues. "The apparent ...

Banks burdened by regulatory overkill

Too much regulation pose a serious health risk to banks and other finance companies around the world, according to the latest survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (CSFI). Australian respondents of the ...

FPA announces Value of Advice Awards 2006

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has announced the winners of the inaugural Value of Advice Awards 2006. There are four main categories namely 'wealth accumulation', 'post-retirement planning and management', 'low income planning' and 'pre-retirement ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower as a weak US lead and falls in base metal prices are anticipated to be partly offset by bargain hunters looking to capitalise on yesterday's losses. On the Sydney Futures Exchange the September share ...

MacarthurCook sets sail for Singapore

Property fund specialist MacarthurCook Fund Management is mounting an ambitious plan to gain a secondary listing of the ASX-listed MacarthurCook Property Securities Fund on the Singapore Stock Exchange by July. The group announced that subject to unitholders' ...

AMP puts pedal to the metal

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2006
AMP's emphatic revival continues, with the company reporting a 29 per cent increase in cash inflows to $2.66 billion in the March quarter. Net cash flows came in at $341 million, nearly triple the $115 million reported in the previous corresponding ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
The Australian share market should open weaker as softer commodity and base metal prices should lead to a continuation of the profit taking that emerged yesterday. Although financial stocks continue to perform well, a fall in base metals, gold and the ...