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AMP reportedly set to begin $1.15 billion capital raising

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2003
Financial services group AMP Ltd is reportedly finalising plans for a $1.15 billion rights issue to bolster the financial position of its Australian operations...

Morning market wrap: US bonds stronger on weak employment data

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2003
US bond yields fell sharply Friday, following news non-farm payrolls tumbled 93,000 in August...

AMP Henderson strengthens retail distribution team

AMP Henderson Global Investors announced today the appointment of Andrew Keay as its new national sales manager, retail distribution...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries trail higher

The All Ordinaries trailed higher by almost 0.4 per cent, whilst Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dipped lower by nearly 0.7% and Tokyo’s Nikkei index rose...

ACCC to announce Qantas-Air NZ fate tomorrow

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2003
Australia's competition watchdog will announce its decision tomorrow on the proposed alliance between Australia's flagship carrier Qantas Airways Ltd and Air New Zealand...

Independent introduces bill to cut MP's super perks

An independent MP introduced a bill today that would give federal parliamentarians the choice to slash their taxpayer-funded superannuation bonanzas...

FSIU rates wholesale diversified funds

Among 116 Australian wholesale diversified funds, the risk-adjusted performances of just 19 over the past three years have warranted a AAA rating by the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit.

ASFA hails new co-contribution super arrangements

Retirement savings for lower income earners could be boosted by as much as 70 per cent...

Job advertisements rise 1.5% in August: ANZ job advertisement series

The number of job advertisements in major metropolitan newspapers rose by 1.5 per cent in August, to an average of 21,081 per week...

Domestic economic outlook improving: Costello

The outlook for Australia's economy was improving after a disappointing June quarter, Federal Treasurer Peter Costello said today...