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Citigroup, Bank of America post higher profits

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2004
Citigroup Inc and Bank of America Corp on Thursday posted double-digit gains in third-quarter profit, driven by gains in consumer banking. Profit at Citigroup, the world's largest financial services company, rose 13 percent to $5.31 billion, while profit ...

AOFM establishes lending facility for government bonds

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2004
The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) on Thursday said it had established a lending facility for Australian Government treasury bonds. The facility allows bond market participants to borrow bonds when they are not readily available from ...

ASIC bans options broker and adviser for 5 years

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2004
An unlicensed financial adviser and a former options broker have been banned from providing financial services for five years over a failed trading strategy that cost nearly 100 clients $15 million. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

Emerging opportunities not just in China: Franklin Templeton

US-based investment house Franklin Templeton on Thursday said superannuation and investment flows into Brazil, Russia and India as well as China (BRIC) could soon set new records. A white paper released by Franklin Templeton Institutional, Finding Opportunities ...

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 ...

ACCC plans to revise merger process to increase transparency

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2004
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on Thursday said it planned to open up scrutiny of its merger clearance process to increase transparency and accountability. ACCC chairman Graham Samuel said the changes would embrace world's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2004
... weaker at 3629 with 3,773 contracts traded. The December share price index contract - which becomes the lead contract on Thursday - was two points weaker at 3638 on a volume of 3,714. On the day James Hardie hosts an information meeting for shareholders ...

AFS licensees given notice on MDA authorisations

Australian financial services (AFS) licensees were reminded on Thursday applications for managed discretionary account (MDA) authorisations needed to be in no later than 10 December 2004. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said ...

Babcock & Brown to sell shares at $5 ahead of ASX listing

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2004
Global investment banker Babcock & Brown will sell 110 million shares for $5 each in an initial public offer ahead of a listing on the Australian Stock Exchange. Babcock & Brown on Thursday lodged a prospectus with the Australian Securities and Investments ...

Count Financial economic worth $222 mln- independent valuation

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2004
Count Financial said on Thursday an independent assessment has estimated its economic value to be $222 million, as at 30 June, 2004. Independent actuaries Trowbridge Deloitte identified and quantified the potential future earnings streams of Count\'s ...