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St George Bank launches $200 million in subordinated notes

St George Bank has announced plans to launch a new $200 million subordinated notes issue this week on a fixed and floating rate form. The notes will have a 10-year tenure and will mature in May 2013, it said. The bank said that they will be callable ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ords ekes out fractional gain

An afternoon rally in sympathy with Asian stocks pushed the All Ordinaries index marginally higher by the close. AMP shares finally enjoyed some support after a torrid week. Values rose by $0.20 to $5.28, despite falling under $5.00 at one stage in ...

ASIC launches probe into futures trade ahead of AMP announcement

David Knott, chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), today confirmed that ASIC is making enquiries into the trading of futures contract ahead of AMP's announcement of is demerger plans last Thursday. The contracts were ...

Morning market wrap: AMP braced for $3.00 fall

AMP shares are likely to start trading at around $5.60-5.70 after the company announced that it had raised $1.2 billion from institutional investors at a price of around $5.50. AMP chief executive officer Andrew Mohl said, "we are very pleased with ...

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 ...

IWL secures 84.3% of Sanford and extends offer deadline

InvestorWeb Limited (IWL) has announced that it has secured 84.3 per cent of Sanford Limited and further extended the offer period to Sanford shareholders to May 1. "Due to the large number of recent acceptances, and IWL's increased ownership interest ...

Morning market wrap: US shares run out of steam

Following two days of gains in the US shares lost their momentum on Thursday as the market expressed its caution at the underlying strength of the US economy in a post-war environment. The Dow Jones finished 44.68 points lower at 8240.38 points. All ...