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AMP announces details of its Share Purchase Plan

AMP has announced details of its Share Purchase Plan (SPP), part of the capital raising for the proposed demerger of the company...

Qantas raises US$450 million (A$681.81m) senior unsecured debt

Qantas Airways Ltd has successfully raised US$450 million (A$681.81 million) of senior unsecured debt, it has announced...

Business confidence on upswing: ACCI and Westpac industrial survey

General business confidence is on a high in the wake of the 2003-04 Federal Budget and the Australian economy has continued...

Morning market wrap: US stocks extend gains

US equity markets continued to push higher overnight...

New boutique funds management group launched by outgoing BT/Sagitta executives

A new boutique funds management group has been launched by four recently departed BT/Sagitta investment executives to specialise in small caps and listed property securities...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares sink on profit-taking

The Australian equity market ended a nine-day winning streak...

OECD enhances international consumer protection activities

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has announced that consumers across the world will enjoy greater...

Lend Lease in $15 million management buy-out of Texas-based HFF

Lend Lease Corporation has today announced that it had completed an agreement for a management buy out of the Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) business for a price of $15.15 million...

Merchandise imports drop to $10.397 billion in May: ABS

The total value of international merchandise imports decreased from $10.959 billion in April 2003...

McFarlane elected new Australian Bankers' Association chairman

The Council of the Australian Bankers’ Association (ABA) has elected ANZ chief executive John McFarlane...