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Macquarie & E&Y launch charity establishment framework

Macquarie Private Bank and Ernst & Young will tonight launch their joint project, The Art of Giving, which allows individuals and corporations to streamline the establishment...

Midday market wrap: Local shares mark time

The Australian share market was steady in morning trade, following an easing overnight in major international markets.

Midday market wrap: Local shares, bonds stronger

Australian shares traded higher in the morning session, following modest rises overnight in the US.

AMP Ltd announces $2 billion loss

AMP Limited has today announced a bottom line loss of $2.16 billion, reflecting the impact of writedowns and restructuring costs announced on 1 May 2003...

Standard & Poor's announces additions to the S&P/ASX Indices

Equity indices provider Standard & Poor’s has announced that, effective after the close of business on 26 August 2003...

IOOF Holdings appoints new board chairman following Macek resignation

IOOF Holdings Ltd has appointed Ray Schoer as the new chairman of the board, following Charles Macek’s resignation yesterday...

Morning market wrap: US shares weather bombings

Major US share market indexes rose overnight, although two separate bombings in the Middle East and a disappointing earnings report after the market from Hewlett-Packard have raised the spectre of renewed risk aversion

ASIC accepts enforceable undertaking from NMMT

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today announced that it had accepted an enforceable undertaking from NMMT...

Afternoon market wrap: Local shares eke out small gains

The Australian share market lost ground in afternoon trade, although the All Ordinaries index eventually finished 2.7 points higher 3,167.7.

Westpac leading indicator strengthens in June

Australian economic growth is poised to recover strongly in the first half of 2004, according to Bill Evans, Westpac’s Chief Economist.