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Rentenbank launches A$400 million June 2011 bond issue

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, Germany's agency for agriculture, has today launched a $A400 million June 2011 bond issue into the Kangaroo market.

Acquisitive mood to continue in 2004: survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
Australian companies are cashed up for 2004 and set to continue the strong growth in acquisitions activity shown last year.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
The Australian dollar gained after a choppy night of trading and looks to be forming a base at around $US0.7255, after falling there late on Friday.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2004
The Australian dollar recovered some ground at the start of trading today after last week falling to its lowest since December.

Macquarie lists warrants to assist Pacific Brands IPO

Macquarie Bank last week said it would list a range of installment warrants tohelp investors to participate in the upcoming Pacific Brands initial public offering.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2004
The Australian dollar has dived below 74 US cents for the first time this year, losing more than one US cent overnight in technical trading.

Commonwealth Bank launches eight RMBS issue

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2004
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has launched its eighth residential mortgage backed securities issue into the domestic and global markets in a deal with a mix of three currencies and a total value of $3.5 billion.

S&P executive says investors reward transparency

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2004
Financial transparency by companies is rewarded by investors, an expert from ratings agency Standard & Poor's told a conference yesterday.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2004
The Australian dollar has lost more than 1% overnight after the United States dollar rose against the euro and sterling as profit taking on the European currencies continued.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2004
The Australian share market is likely to come under pressure as it draws closer to its record highs.