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Shareholders, super funds welcome Walter's decision to exit NAB board

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2004
... Australia Bank director Cathy Walter would resign. Walter has been at war with seven other non-executive directors on the bank's board after she questioned the integrity of a PricewaterhouseCoopers investigation into a rogue currency trading scandal. ...

Just Group IPO falls short of hoped-for price

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2004
... on the investment made in the business over the past few years. "The fundamentals of the company are outstanding and the board is confident of the future for Just Group and its shareholders," Mr Pinshaw said. Managing director Howard McDonald said management ...

RBA decision to leave rates expected and clear cut: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
... and pretty clear cut, economists said today. At 0930 AEST the RBA announced it would leave rates at 5.25%, following its board meeting yesterday. TD Securities chief economist Stephen Koukoulas said there was clear evidence that the domestic economy ...

Reserve Bank of Australia tipped to leave rates on hold

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
... but many analysts are predicting a rise in the next month or two. Australia's central bank will announce the result of its board meeting at 0930 (AEST) today. Some economists believe the Reserve should be concerned with Australia's widening trade gap ...

Macquarie DDR appoints Bob Joss as independent director

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2004
Macquarie DDR Management today announced it had appointed former Westpac chief executive, Robert Joss, to its board. Mr Joss, dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business will be appointed as an independent director with the appointment taking effect ...

Home lending picks up again in March: RBA

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2004
... still out on whether lending had slowed to a sustainable level, and today's figures reinforce his concerns. The Reserve Bank board meets on interest rates next week, although analysts had discounted the chance of a rate rise so soon before the federal ...

Walter piles on pressure ahead of National Bank shareholder meeting

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2004
... director Cathy Walter continued to crank up her campaign for the May 21 extraordinary general election by calling on the board to clarify who will chair the meeting. The seven non-executive directors, led by chairman Graeme Kraehe, are asking shareholders ...

US jobs confidence adds to recovery optimism

... gasoline prices, bloodshed in Iraq and a recent pull-back in share prices might dent consumer confidence. The Conference Board, a business group based in New York, said on Tuesday its index of consumer confidence rose to 92.9 in April from 88.3 in March ...

Walter says NAB boardroom row needs cautious, mature approach

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2004
... director Cathy Walter today made her first public statement since the issuing of a "her or us" sacking ultimatum by her fellow board members. She said only that the issues confronting NAB had to be approached with "caution, foresight and maturity" and ...

NAB directors issue ultimatum

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2004
... headed by chairman Graham Kraehe, said today they would all resign if shareholders did not vote to remove Walter from the board. NAB today announced it would hold three general shareholder meetings on May 21 to resolve the impasse that has hobbled Australia's ...