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ASIC issues draft SRI guidelines

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has today released draft guidelines for the inclusion of information relating to labour standards and environmental, social and ethical factors in the product disclosure statements (PDSs) of ...

NAB expressed interest in AFS business: AMP

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2003
National Australia Bank Ltd expressed interest in acquiring AMP Ltd's Australian Financial Services (AFS) business through an "off market" sale back in May, it was revealed today. But NAB, which did not present an actual proposal, was told by AMP that ...

AMP shares bounce back as investor focus moves to domestic earnings

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2003
Shares in AMP Ltd bounced back today as investors focused on the strength of the group's Australian earnings instead of concerns about the prospects of another capital raising. The stock, which was pummelled earlier in the week and hit near record lows ...

AMP considers option of raising money from its shareholders

Embattled AMP is reportedly considering raising more money from its shareholders as part of a $1.1 billion refinancing to help it complete the de-merger of its Australian and British operations. AMP's advisers are working on several fund-raising options ...

Midday market wrap: Australian bonds hammered

The Australian bond market was sharply weaker Wednesday morning, following overnight Congressional testimony by US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan. Despite pledging to maintain the fed funds rate at low levels 'for a considerable time', bond ...

Midday market wrap: Defensives drag local shares lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2003
The Australian share market moved lower in Wednesday morning trade, as investors continued to exit bank stocks and utilities and head towards more cyclically sensitive alternatives. The financial sector lost one percent in early trade, with Westpac ...

Morning market wrap: US bond yields spike higher

The US bond market suffered a third consecutive day of selling, as recovery fears subside further in the wake of recent positive economic data. Traders continue to wind back earlier expectations of an aggressive rate cut at the next FOMC meeting on ...

Morning market wrap: US shares mark time

US shares ran out of momentum on Wednesday as the Dow Jones lost 27.73 points as investors were prepared to wait on the sidelines in the absence of any market moving economic indicators. The FTSE-100, having broken 4,000 points on Tuesday, slipped back ...

Afternoon market wrap: Index edges higher in afternoon trade

The All Ordinaries, although handicapped by the massive loss on the value of AMP shares, rose slightly in afternoon trade as other blue chips and the banking sector tracked the gains recorded at the end of last week in London and in New York. AMP finished ...

Morning market wrap: Dow Jones steadies after Wednesday falls

The Dow Jones rose slightly overnight on some positive earnings results, especially in the tech sector, but the global picture was mixed as the FTSE-100 fell by 58.10 points as energy stocks were dragged lower by falling oil prices. Crude prices fell ...