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Virgin Blue responds to watchdog air alliance decision

Virgin Blue said today the Australian competition watchdog's decision to deny approval for an alliance of its two major Trans-Tasman competitors helped clarify its future plans. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) today said there ...

FSIU rates wholesale diversified funds

The Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) today released its June quarter investment performance review (IPR) ratings for Australian diversified wholesale funds. Of the 116 growth, balanced, capital stable and capital guaranteed funds surveyed ...

Father's Day facts: some interesting data produced by the ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has said that in June 2003, an estimated 1,764,100 men were husbands and partners with children under 15 years in Australia. These men had the highest rate of labour force participation of 93 per cent (that ...

Sealcorp announces new moves to strengthen distribution

In yet another instance of a major wealth management group moving to strengthen distribution capabilities, Sealcorp Holdings, part of the St. George group, has announced the merger of its Pact and Securitor dealer groups. And, in an additional effort ...

Suncorp announces $384 million net profit

Brisbane-based financial services group Suncorp-Metway Ltd today announced a 24 per cent increase in profit for 2002-03, to $384 million. The full-year result included a net profit of $229 million in the six months to June, up 46 per cent on the previous ...

Morningstar's study on fund manager performance and characteristics

Morningstar has said that top-performing retail share funds for one year are not usually going to be those of the next, according to a new study published by the ratings house and commissioned by Vanguard Investments Australia. "The study show clearly ...

S&P comment on Suncorp-Metway financial result

Suncorp-Metway Ltd delivered a sound, diversified result for the 2002/03 year, ratings agency Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today. Suncorp-Metway today posted a 23 per cent increase in net profit for 2002/03 to $384 million. "The result is ...

Direct investment fund wins first mandates

... Local Government Super Plan (WALGSP) and Pinnacle Master Fund, as co-investors in the Babcock & Brown direct investment fund (DIF), the group has announced. They are the first two external mandates won by the fund, Babcock & Brown said, and reflect the ...

AMP shares to open higher on suspected takeover bid

Shares of besieged insurer AMP are expected to open sharply higher this morning, following confirmation last night two Australian brokers had been instructed to purchase 174 million shares, or 15% of the group, at $5.60. The identity of the buyer has ...

Snowball shareholders support growth initiatives

Shareholders of Snowball Group Ltd have given overwhelming support to the group's growth direction, voting for five resolutions at the company's AGM, the group has announced. The success of the resolutions means that the group will now be able to simplify ...