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ASIC issues stop orders against six debenture prospectuses

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2004
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued six stop orders on debenture prospectuses since the beginning of the year and yesterday gave guidelines to protect investors. ASIC said today it has been scrutinising recent debenture ...

Google plans share auction in $3.74 million IPO lodged with SEC

Internet search powerhouse Google Thursday filed its long-awaited public share offering, proposing to raise some $US2.7 billion ($A3.74 billion) and making public some of the company's long-held secrets. The initial public offering (IPO), seen as one ...

UK Chancellor backs Bank of England ahead of interest rate decision

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said on Wednesday that he supported the Bank of England in the difficult choices it had to make in its upcoming interest rate decisions. "(Prime Minister) Tony Blair and I will put stability first, now and ...

Macfarlane expects interest rate differential with US to narrow

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2004
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Ian Macfarlane said last night that the gap between Australian and US interest rates would narrow over the next six to 12 months. During questions after delivering the inaugural Di Yerbury Economic and Financial Studies ...

AXA eyes China for future growth

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2004
AXA Asia Pacific Holdings chairman Rick Allert said today there will be new opportunities for the group when the market in China opens further at the end of 2004. "The economy in Hong Kong is showing signs of strong growth and the Closer Economic Partnership ...

NAB chief executive rules out UK and Irish sell-off

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
New National Australia Bank chief executive John Stewart has reportedly scuttled renewed speculation the group was thinking of selling its United Kingdom and Irish operations. In an interview with a UK-based newspaper, Stewart said he had no plans to ...

VFMC to launch infrastructure fund

Implemented consulting giant Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) is to launch a new infrastructure fund, which it estimates should reach $600 million of funds under management in the first 12 months. VFMC chief executive officer Stephen Taylor ...

Home loan affordability lowest in over eight years

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2004
Home loan affordability across Australia was at its lowest in more than eight years at the end of 2003, making it even more difficult for first home buyers to enter the property market. During the December quarter of 2003, home loan affordability in ...

Labor says we were wrong on super blooper

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
Federal Labor was yesterday forced to admit to an embarrassing bungle in its latest pensions promise and confessed it had no plans to pay retirees an extra $25-a-week. The opposition owned up to the mistake after Treasurer Peter Costello seized on Opposition ...

Differentiation the key to investment property: Westpac

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2004
Differentiation should be a key concern for people shopping for investment property, Westpac Banking Corp's head of property Frank Allen said yesterday. Mr Allen said the residential property market was already showing signs of softening but was unlikely ...