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AMP receives lowly one star rating from Morningstar

Morningstar has today announced that it had given a lowly one star rating to AMP Henderson Global Investors Limited international equities sector strength rating...

ASFA comments on IFSA policy statement

IFSA's policy statement that identifies a Retirement Savings Gap, demonstrates the consensus emerging on the inadequacy of Australia's retirement income policy and the key steps needed to address it...

CBA annual profit report could bring job agenda back

Job cuts could be back on the agenda when Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd reports an annual profit of close to $2 billion on Wednesday...

ALP to unveil retirement incomes policy in November

After blocking key aspects of the government’s superannuation reform program in the last sitting of Parliament, the Federal Opposition today announced it would release a substantial portion of its own retirement incomes policy later this year...

Midday market wrap: Local shares eke out modest gains

The Australian share market traded marginally higher in the morning session, defying declines overnight in major US and UK indexes

National Australia Group in UK insurance tie-up

The National Australia Group has announced that it will offer Legal and General life insurance to the three million customers of National’s three UK banks...

Westpac warns customers about hoax site

Westpac Banking Corporation is warning customers to ignore emails asking for confidential information, after it found a "ghost" internet banking website offshore...

Macquarie appoints new head of Funds Management Group

Macquarie Bank has appointed Ben Bruck head of its Funds Management Group, following the resignation of David Deverall...

Lend Lease finance director to retire

Lend Lease Corp Ltd said today its finance director, Robert Tsenin, would retire from the board on 31 August 2003...

ANZ announces $750 million stapled securities issue

ANZ Banking Group today announced an offer of up to $750 million of ANZ stapled exchangeable preferred securities (ANZ StEPS)...