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Bank of Queensland posts record profit

... reward for the strong support we have received from Bank of Queensland shareholders," said Neil Roberts, BOQ chairman. "The board is very happy with the achievements of the bank over the last 12 months, and, in particular, the fact that management has ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Bank rebound offsets resources sector

... change in sentiment today. "Resources have succumbed to some profit taking there on the back of weaker prices across the board... but offsetting that to some degree was banks coming back after a soft day yesterday," Ms Spencer said. The benchmark S&P/ASX ...

Morgan Stanley drops fees in battle for LUO

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2003
... under management, from the current 0.5 per cent. It would also ensure there was a majority of independent directors on the board of the responsible entity. Australian property developer Lend Lease Corp Ltd is currently overseeing the trust's transfer ...

Dollar consolidates ahead of $US0.70 push

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
... yen and euro. Further gains were to come after the Reserve Bank of Australia left interest rates unchanged following its board meeting and after the employment data. By the end of the week, the domestic unit began a period of consolidation, but analysts ...

AMP details $1.2 billion rights issue as part of demerger

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
... partial consideration for the recapitalisation, AMP will hold a 15 per cent stake in HHG and have representation on its board. AMP will have a limited ability to sell the stake until after the release of HHG's full year 2004 results. HHG will acquire ...

Shareholders to get chance to vote on executive payouts

Shareholders would get the chance to lodge a protest vote on hefty executive salaries under new proposals to shake up corporate regulations. But draft changes stop short of giving shareholders the power to veto golden handshakes, and back down from ...

Interest rates remain on hold: RBA

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2003
... December as the world economy shows signs of strengthening and domestic conditions continue to improve. The Reserve Bank board met yesterday for its monthly decision on interest rates. The bank last moved rates in June last year, taking the official ...

Homeowners wait on Reserve Bank decision this morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2003
Homeowners will again hold their collective breath today as they await the outcome of the Reserve Bank's board meeting. Economists are expecting the bank to lift the interest rate, but when it will move is proving difficult to predict. If rates stay ...

Conroy slams high-flying corporate hogs

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2003
Australia's corporate chiefs have their snouts firmly in the trough, according to Labor's spokesman for corporate governance Senator Stephen Conroy. The senator, addressing the Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA) on the eve of the release of ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar hits six year high

... charged above $US0.6900 overnight to hit its highest level in nearly six years as the United States dollar crumbled across the board. The local unit hit $US0.6920 in New York - its highest level since January of 1998. At 0700 the Australian dollar was ...