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Third time lucky as Lend Lease, GPT agree on merger

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2004
... buyback to off-market and offer a facility to around 50,000 small GPT unitholders to cash out their interests. \"This is a red letter day for the two organisations,\" chairman of GPT\'s four independent director Peter Joseph said. \"As a potentially ...

Domestic insurance premium rise at lowest rate in 12 yrs -survey

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2004
Insurance premiums for company directors and officers have risen as underwriters grapple with increased risk flowing from corporate governance concerns and litigation, a new survey shows. The JP Morgan/Deloitte survey, which analyses changes in premium ...

Market mulls complex Deutsche trusts merger plan

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2004
The securities of Deutsche Bank\'s listed property trusts fell on Thursday as investors digested the details of a complex proposal to merge the three. Deutsche Diversified Trust ended down five cents, or 3.79% at $1.27, Deutsche Industrial Trust dropped ...

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 ...

Asgard reappoints PrefSure; planners premiums down

Asgard Capital Management has reappointed PrefSure Life to manage its insurance arrangements following a review of the group's insurance setup by insurance consultants Rice Walker. Asgard said its in-force premiums have grown to $30 million from $7 ...

ING Industrial Fund ready to build scale to lift earnings

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2004
ING Industrial Fund (IIF) said today it is well positioned to leverage off its robust platform to find further opportunities to lift earnings. ING\'s Industrial Fund (IIF) today announced a 20% increase in operating profit to $102.1 million for the ...

AMP NZ Office Trust increases payout despite flat profit

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2004
AMP NZ Office Trust said today it was increasing its payout by 16.9% per unit despite posting a flat June year net profit of $34.1 million ($34.2m in 2003). The listed office property investor said earnings per unit were 8.0, while the distribution ...

Citibank to move Brisbane call centre operations to Manila

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2004
Citibank Australia on Thursday said it planned to relocate its Brisbane-based call centre operations to the bank\'s regional call centre in Manila in the Philippines over the next five months. Citibank\'s call centre has been based in Brisbane since ...

Increase in insurance premiums far less severe

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2004
Insurance premiums are continuing to rise, but increases across most commercial classes are far less severe than in recent years, a report by the National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) has found. The NIBA analysed June renewals data of its brokers ...

Investment, broking houses put red pencil through bank stocks

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2004
Investment houses were putting the red pencil through banking stocks yesterday as the reverberations of last week\'s National Australia Bank profit downgrade continued to be felt. Since chief executive John Stewart stunned the market last Wednesday ...