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NRMA welcomes ASIC enquiry into AGM complaints

NRMA Motoring & Services has welcomed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) response to several complaints made in regards to the conduct of some NRMA members at the Annual General Meeting last Friday.

Perpetual Corporate Trust and Bank of New York align to service Australian market

Perpetual Corporate Trust - a division of Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd - and The Bank of New York have announced a strategic alliance to offer integrated global corporate trust solutions to Australian debt issuers.

Melbourne director handed suspended jail sentence

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2003
A company director from Melbourne has been served a suspended sentence in the County Court to serve two and a half years jail, after earlier being found guilty on 19 counts of obtaining a financial advantage by deception.

Business conditions strong, but confidence falls: survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2003
Business conditions continue to strengthen markedly to near record levels but expectations of more rate rises have led to a fall in confidence, a new survey has found.

CSAM to launch master trust products in early 2004

Credit Suisse Asset Management Australia (CSAM) has signalled its intention to expand further away from manufacturing or pure funds management, today announcing plans to launch its own series of master trusts in early 2004.

Assirt downgrades PPL's Australian and emerging equities ratings

The earlier reshuffling of management responsibilities is a positive for Melbourne-based Portfolio Partners (PPL), according to a report released by ratings house Assirt, but it has not prevented a downgrading of the manager's Australian and emerging ...

Australians still hungry for property AMP indicator reveals

Despite the recent fall from grace of property marketer Henry Kaye as well as the plunge of home loan affordability to its lowest recorded level since September 1995, Australia remains as infatuated with property as ever, today's AMP Banking/REIA Home ...

Growth funds post negative returns in November: Mercer

The median growth fund delivered a return of -0.7 per cent in November, according to the latest survey of pooled funds by Mercer Investment Consulting.

ASIC begins investigation into NRMA complaints

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has begun enquiring into a number of complaints made in relation to the recent half-board election and AGM of the National Roads and Motorists' Association Ltd (NRMA).

Morningstar rates Citigroup Australia's LPT capability

Morningstar has given Citigroup Asset Management Australia's listed property trust (LPT) capability a rating of three out of five, the research house has announced.