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Assirt assesses Nexus Bonds Portfolio Linked Floating Rates Notes

Assirt Research has said that Nexus Bonds Portfolio Linked Floating Rates Notes (PLFRN), as part of its assessment of alternative strategies and products, are suitable for sophisticated investors seeking the security of interest returns that are inflation ...

Recommitment to super issues being emphasised by federal politicians: ASFA

The recently concluded Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Brisbane has proven to be successful, with the association saying that it had been a good platform to air the views of the political parties on super, and it ...

ASIC eases disclosure requirements on managed investment warrants

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a new class order easing disclosure requirements for ASX-traded warrants on managed investment products. Under the new order, disclosure requirements will be aligned with those applying ...

Rising rates take steam out of real estate market

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2003
Rising interest rates have helped take some of the steam out of Australia's real estate market as price rises begin to show signs of plateauing and short-term speculators exit the market. Clearance rates at auctions in New South Wales over the past ...

AAA/A1-plus rating for ACT affirmed: S&P

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2003
Standard & Poor's ratings services said today it has affirmed the AAA/A1-plus local and foreign currency ratings on the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The outlook remains stable. The AAA and A1-plus ratings are the highest ratings assigned by Standard ...

Perpetual heads Australian equity rankings in September quarter: FSIU

Value managers continued to dominate risk-adjusted equity fund performance in the September quarter, according to a new survey released today. Of 167 Australian and international equity funds surveyed by the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) ...

Consumers find ASIC fee model confusing: ASFA

Consumers can't understand the superannuation fee disclosure model proposed by the Australian Superannuation and Investments Commission (ASIC), according to research commissioned by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Research ...

Jail, rather than fines, needed for corporate crime, says lawyer

Prison sentences, rather than fines and sanctions, are needed to curb corporate crime, a leading South Australian business lawyer said on Friday. South Australia insolvency lawyer Michael Barrett said the Gordon Gecko "greed is good" motto is alive ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar hovers at $US0.7200

The Australian dollar opened slightly weaker today but was still hovering on the $US0.7200 level it reached last Friday. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7198/03 compared with Friday's close of 0.7212/17. The local unit reached ...

ANZ boss takes pay cut

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2003
ANZ Banking Group Ltd chief executive John McFarlane took a $400,000 pay cut for 2002/03, a move which the bank said reflected the performance of ANZ over the past 12 months. Mr McFarlane took home $2.48 million for the year ended September 30, 2003 ...