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SingTel launches $280.5 million bond issue

Singapore Telecommunications has launched a S$300 million (A$280.5 million) bond issue to fund current operations, future capital expenditure, and working capital requirements...

MTAA Super releases four new investment options

The $1.4 billion Motor Trades Association of Australia Superannuation fund has unveiled four new investment options for members and renamed its existing ‘Secure’ option to ‘Conservative’...

Australian economy set for 3.5% growth in 2003: JPMorgan

In its March 2003 quarterly banking  survey, JP Morgan has said that the domestic economy will grow by 3.5 per cent in 2003...

Afternoon market wrap: Late rally pushes All Ordinaries higher

The All Ordinaries index finished the week on a positive note as an afternoon rally, in concert with advances in Asia, pushed the market 22.20 points higher...

Fixed interest managers under-perform index over 12 months

Australian fixed interest funds have under-performed the sector index over the past 12 months, returning 9.26% compared to the index performance of 9.63%...

John Roberts takes over from Anthony Kahn at Macquarie

John Roberts will replace Anthony Kahn as head of Macquarie Bank’s Infrastructure and Special Funds Division (ISF)...

Midday market wrap: Range-bound trading ahead of weekend

The All Ordinaries index edged marginally lower in sympathy with the Dow Jones, but there was little in the way of movement ahead of the weekend...

Bo Long companies put into liquidation: ASIC

The Supreme Court of Queensland has appointed Maree Henry and Grant Sparks of SimsPartners, Brisbane, to liquidate the property of the Bo Long group of companies...

Job vacancies up 4% since November 2002: ABS

The trend estimate of the number of job vacancies in Australia has risen by 4 per cent since November 2002... 

NZ mergers and acquisitions actvity rises 37.26% for the quarter

The value of announced mergers and acquisitions for the first quarter of 2003 increased by 37.26% to NZ$381.30 million (A$350.30 million)...