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ANZ and Identrus achieve Gatekeeper recognition

ANZ has announced today that it had officially received Gatekeeper recognition with the Federal Government for its identity management scheme Identrus...

ICAP economists predict yield curve will flatten

In its latest weekly update, ICAP’s expert economists have said that once the market senses and/or the Federal Reserve signals that official rates are going...

Morning market wrap: US stocks rise on economic optimism

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2003
Strong economic data helped push US stocks higher overnight, but more evidence major European economies are lagging the US recovery pushed the euro to a four-month low against the US dollar.

Afternoon market wrap: Shares end at new 12-month high

The Australian market ended up for the fifth consecutive day, and in the process set a new 12-month high.

AMP shares bounce back as investor focus moves to domestic earnings

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2003
Shares in AMP Ltd bounced back today as investors focused on the strength of the group's Australian earnings instead of concerns about the prospects of another capital raising...

New faces at Tower

Tower Australia Limited today announced two new appointments to its sales and marketing teams.

AMP considers option of raising money from its shareholders

Embattled AMP is reportedly considering raising more money from its shareholders as part of a $1.1 billion refinancing to help...

ASIC clears Australian investment banking analysts of serious misconduct

While analysts at Australian investment banks were unlikely to have been embroiled in the same conflicts of interest that have bedevilled US securities firms, ASIC said today there are a number of compliance issues that still require further improvement.

ASIC puts super sponsors under the spotlight

ASIC is about to get tough on the disclosure of unfunded corporate superannuation liabilities, today announcing a supplementary component to its annual financial report surveillance programme...

Dotnet director sentenced to 12 months jail

Dotnet director, Andrew Geoffrey Thomson has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment on each of three charges of making false and misleading statements in a prospectus...