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S&P says Coles result has no impact on ratings

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2003
... but would have no impact on the retailer's ratings or outlook, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today. The ratings agency said Coles Myer's underlying profit result of $455.6 million, up from $354 million in 2001/02), was slightly above expectations. ...

Moody's affirms CBA ratings following announcement

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2003
International ratings agency Moody's affirmed the ratings of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (CBA) following news that it plans to restructure its business. CBA is rated Aa3 and Prime-1 for its long and short-term deposits, and B for bank financial ...

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 ...

ASIC issues urgent insurance warning to Cootamundra Insurance clients

... insurance brokers and offering or arranging contracts of insurance on anybody's behalf except for - on the basis that a written agency agreement was produced - Rural & General Insurance Broking Pty Ltd. The matter returns before the Court on 15 September ...

Vanguard earns middle rating: Morningstar

... of Portfolio Partners' multi-sector products, has been given a rating of three out of five by Morningstar, the ratings agency has announced. While noting Vanguard was essentially an index manager, with the MSCI World ex-Australia Index (unhedged) as ...

Morningstar re-affirms top rating for Perpetual

... Deverall to the position of managing director, replacing Graham Bradley, will keep its five star rating, according to ratings agency Morningstar. But the 'positive' outlook rating, which was downgraded from 'very positive' after Mr Bradley announced ...

S&P leaves POF ratings on CreditWatch

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2003
... August. "The future rating of POF and related debt issues will track the credit worthiness of IPG," S&P said. The ratings agency said it would seek to meet with IPG's management to understand the group's future operating and financial strategies. "Any ...

Moody's assigns A2 rating to ANZ $750 million issue

... ability to raise over-subscriptions for up to $250 million. The outlook for the rating is stable, Moody's said. The ratings agency said the A2 rating is two notches lower than the senior debt obligations rated Aa3 by Moody's, reflecting its relative ...

S&P rates Westpac preferred security issue, CFS Gandel Retail Trust

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2003
International ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) said today that it has assigned its A-minus long-term rating to the $US750 million trust preferred security issued by Westpac Banking Corp. Although a number of trusts exist within the securities ...

ASIC chairman to retire at end 2003

... strong supporter of effective and well-resourced corporate and securities regulation. The considerable achievements of the agency over that time could not have been delivered without his support," he said. "My decision has been made in the knowledge ...