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Suncorp yr net profit up 61%

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2004
... for the 2004/05 year,\" chief executive John Mulcahy said. \"At group level this should translate to further good improvements in underlying profit in the current year.\" Mulcahy said a slow down in home lending and increased competition might lead to ...

Moody's places Ansell long term ratings on review- poss upgrade

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2004
... and its supported subsidiaries on review for possible upgrade. Moody\'s said the review is driven by the sustained improvements evident in Ansell\'s operating profile, with sound diversity in operating and market risk, coupled with its continued conservative ...

CBA delivers bumper annual profit

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2004
... growth in the underlying profit as a result of significant business progress, good margin management and productivity improvements in banking, funds management and insurance,\" Murray said. \"The profit increase exceeded the substantial investment of ...

Macquarie Active Fixed interest fund 3/5; Morningstar

... and security selection but added the loss of the bank's domestic credit team was a setback. "While there have been improvements, we're disappointed that the active fixed interest strategy continues to underachieve, although we're expecting better times ...

Tab placed in a trading halt pending announcement

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2004
... Tab board said it regarded the Tabcorp offer of $4.64 per share as inadequate and failed to recognise the material improvements in Tab's businesses in the past six months.

Tab ups the ante by rejecting Tabcorp takeover bid

... Tab board said it regarded the Tabcorp offer of $4.64 per share as inadequate and failed to recognise the material improvements in Tab's businesses in the past six months. "These improvements have increased the value of Tab's shares, as reflected in ...

AMP says NZ restructuring to improve performance

... Wellington based staff would be transferred to roles in Auckland. "We aren't reducing the workforce but we have to make improvements and operate a lot smarter," Mr Mohl said. "To do this we need to shift some resources to Auckland to reflect what we ...

Australian financial system overall is in good shape: RBA

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2004
... long-running expansion of the domestic economy, now in its thirteenth consecutive year of growth, but it also reflected improvements in banks' systems for managing credit risks following problems in the early 1990s, the central bank said.

Small business confidence remains strong: ACCI

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2004
... well up on the start of last year. It found general business conditions also remained strong, delivering sustained improvements in sales, profits and investment. More than 1,200 small businesses were included in the sample.

Suncorp welcomes credit ratings upgrade from S&P

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2003
... Life and Superannuation Ltd to A/Stable from A-minus/Stable. S&P said it expected that the momentum of Suncorp's improvements to be sustained over the medium term. The ratings upgrade recognised an expectation that the bank will be successful in growing ...