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Managing director pleads guilty to fraud

Gregory Waring has pleaded guilty in the Victorian County Court to five charges under the Crimes Act and two charges under the Corporations Act relating to his conduct as managing director of Corrpro Australia (Corrpro).

Coonan confident on Telstra sale

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2004
The gap between the coalition partners did not appear to be all that great when it came to the full sale of Telstra, Communications Minister Helen Coonan said today.

ANZ posts record profit

ANZ has declared a record operating profit after tax of $2.815 billion for the year ended 30 September 2004 representing a 19.9 per cent increase from last year's result.

Q3 $257 million net cash flow for AMP Financial Services

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2004
AMP Financial Services (AFS) today reported net cash flows of $257 million for the third quarter of 2004.That compares to net outflows of $140 million for the same quarter last year.

Market produce company director banned

ASIC has banned Kimball John Andrews from managing corporations for 18 months after their investigation found Market Produce Movers (Market Produce) and Freight 1 Australia (Freight 1), companies where Mr Andrews was a director, failed to pay creditors ...

Bradley Cooper to stand trial

A joint ASIC and Australian Federal Police investigation has resulted in the Sydney Local Court committing Bradley Cooper to stand trial on six charges of corruptly providing a cash benefit t influence an agent of HIH Insurance (HIH) and seven charges ...

Financial institutions go offshore to cut costs

Deloitte's second annual global financial services industry offshore survey predicts the top 100 global financial services institutions will shift approximately $210 billion of their cost base offshore resulting in average cost savings exceeding $700 ...

Catalyst raises profit by over 30% on previous first quarter

Catalyst Recruitment has reported an increase in profit of over 30 per cent and sales growth of 15 per cent compared to the corresponding period last year.

Austrade's export cyberworld

Ten million dollars worth of export opportunities are up for grabs on Austrade's website.

Breast Cancer and Heart disease top insurance claims

Breast cancer is one of the highest insurance claims for Aviva Australia. According to Aviva the average number of annual claims for breast cancer now makes up 27 per cent of the insurer's claims.