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UK launches probe into Citigroup bond trading

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2004
Britain\'s financial watchdog said on Wednesday it had launched a probe into unusual trading by U.S. financial services giant Citigroup in European government bond and derivative markets earlier this month. The enquiry centres around Citigroup\'s sale ...

Pioneer appoints Weiser MD

Pioneer Mortgage Services have announced the appointment of Charles Weiser to the position of managing director overseeing the company's continued expansion in the Australasian lending market. Weiser joins Pioneer Mortgage Services from RAMS' Home Loans ...

HSBC head of equities calls stumps

In a sudden departure, HSBC Asset Management said its head of Australian equities, Robert Hook, will leave the company at the end of the month, prompting fund ratings company ASSIRT Research to put HSBC's Australian share funds on hold and sharply criticise ...

IFSA issues new fact sheets to educate

Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) chief executive Richard Gilbert, today announced the distribution of two new fact sheets for investors as part of the Association's commitment to improving financial literacy. Gilbert said the two ...

Economists clash over rates and $A

Some of the country's leading economists butted heads in the early hours yesterday morning with disagreement ranging from the value of the Australian dollar, to the next direction in interest rates. Speaking at a Standard & Poor's sponsored "Breakfast ...

Australia performs strongly in global sector survey; S&P

Global ratings agency Standard & Poor's today released the inaugural July edition of its Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), highlighting the comparative monthly returns of all performance returns of sector indices and companies in different ...

ING Office overcomes difficult market to lift profits

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2004
Financial services group ING said its ING Office Fund (IOF) overcame a difficult market environment to post a 12% lift in full year profit to $91.6 million. IOF chief executive Tino Tanfara said the result was assisted by the fund\'s first acquisition ...

Elders Rural Bank posts fifth straight annual profit rise

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2004
The Elders Rural Bank today reported its fifth consecutive increase in annual profit as its customer base continues to expand. The rural bank, a joint venture between Futuris Corp and Bendigo Bank posted a net profit of $21.8 million for the year to ...

RBA to leave rates on hold this month: economists

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to leave official interest rates on hold this month as a federal election looms. The central bank holds its monthly board meeting this Tuesday and will make its announcement on interest rates on Wednesday ...

WAN shareholders unlikely to support any merger with Fairfax

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2004
West Australian Newspaper Holdings shareholders would be unlikely to support any merger with John Fairfax Holdings given that the economics of a merger at current prices would be difficult to justify, Credit Suisse First Boston analyst Finola Burke ...