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APRA approves Host-Plus trustee

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has granted a licence to Host Plus Pty Ltd (Host Plus) as an approved trustee of public offer superannuation funds...

Coles Myer records 6.1% growth in sales to $27.02 billion in 2003

Coles Myer has announced today that its sales have gone up 6.1 per cent to $27.02 billion for the 2003 financial year...

Moody's assigns A2 rating to ANZ $750 million issue

Moody's Investors Service assigned an A2 rating to ANZ Banking Group Ltd's issue of reset preference shares...

S&P assigns A-minus long-term rating to ANZ StEPS issue

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has assigned its A-minus long-term rating to Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd's (ANZ)...

Midday market wrap: Local shares open higher

The Australian share market followed the lead of US markets overnight, pushing higher throughout the morning session.

S&P rates Westpac preferred security issue, CFS Gandel Retail Trust

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2003
International ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) said today that it has assigned its A-minus long-term rating to the $US750 million trust preferred security issued by Westpac Banking Corp...

AMS launches $750 million RMBS offer

Australian Mortgage Securities Ltd today launched a $750 million Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS) offer...

Commonwealth Property announces $171.3 million profit for the year

Colonial First State Property, the manager of the Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA) has today announced a net profit of $171.3 million for the fund...

ANZ launches €300 million subordinated debt transaction

ANZ Banking Group Ltd overnight launched a 300 million euro subordinated debt transaction, issued via UBS...

New ACCC chief lashes out at critics

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2003
New competition watchdog Graeme Samuel today hit back at critics who have accused him of being a toothless tiger...