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ASFA issues disclosure and risk management best practice guidelines

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has issued best practice papers on two major issues affecting...

Westpac Office Trust consolidates Sydney office tower construction projects

Leighton Properties has commenced work on two office towers as part of Westpac Office Trust’s latest ambitious investment offering...

ICI reports $165 billion US quarterly closed-end fund assets

The combined assets of US closed-end funds were US$165.03 billion (A$248.14 billion) at the end of March 2003...

RBA may cut interest rates, economy set to weaken: ICAP

The RBA seems set to cut interest rates soon, as the balance of risks slowly tilts and the economy looks set to weaken more than expected...

QBE issues A$376 million of subordinated notes in the US

The QBE Insurance Group today announced the successful issue of $376 million worth of subordinated notes in the US market...

Standard and Poor's announces July 2003 quarterly changes to A&P/ASX indices

Standard and Poor’s, the leading provider of equity indices in Australia, today announced that it had finalised additions and deletions to the S&P/ASX 20...

Morning Market Wrap: US Shares Finish Modestly Higher

US equities ended Thursday trade a touch higher, following the release of lacklustre economic data. 

DB Capital Partners Launches New Private Equity Fund

DB Capital Partners today launched the Deutsche Private Equity Fund II...

Macek appointed FRC chairman: Costello

As part of the Government’s Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (CLERP 9) Charles Macek has been appointed part-time chairman of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC)...

Westpac launches EUR500million (A$885million) fixed rate note

Westpac Banking Corporation has launched a five-year EUR denominated fixed rate note, it announced today. This is Westpac’s inaugural fixed rate Euro currency Eurobond...