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Superannuation

Retail focus maintains strong performance for St George

St George Bank posted a profit after tax of $717 million for the year ended September 30 2004. The profit result was up 18.3 per cent compared with the 2003 financial year.

Australian Shareholder Association gets Rapid sharemarket update

Australian Shareholder Association members will have access to the same stock market research previously available to only the institutional sector.

Strong performance for IWL points to positive outlook

Wealth management and technology solutions group IWL Limited has posted strong performance results for the first quarter of the financial year.

Raddison Maine Group of companies wound up

Ran Holdings International Pty Ltd and its main subsidiary company, Radisson Maine Property Group (Australia) Pty Ltd have been wound up by the Supreme Court of NSW following an investigation by ASIC.

GE Money picks up Wizard

GE Money Australia and New Zealand (GE Money) has acquired the Australian Financial Investments Group (AFIG), parent company of Wizard Home Loans (Wizard), from ABN AMRO.

Heemskirk Mining House lists on ASX

Heemskirk Consolidated will list on the ASX today. The resource investment house will list with 51.7 million ordinary shares on issue and on upon listing will be capitalised at $26 million.

Standard & Poor's announces change to S&P/ASX Indices

Standard & Poor's has recognised the takeover of Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group (ASX:ALH) by Bruandwo/Woolworths Limited (ASX:WOW).

Telstra Q1 revenue up 6.9 per cent

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2004
Telstra Corp Ltd today said first quarter sales revenue had risen by 6.9 per cent to $5.381 billion on the previous corresponding quarter.

MIG announces winning bid for Chicago Skyway toll bridge

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2004
Macquarie Infrastructure Group today confirmed it had been selected as preferred bidder for 100 per cent of the Chicago Skyway toll bridge concession.

Lend Lease and GPT: The urge to merge

The Lend Lease and General Property Trust (GPT) merger is underway with an independent expert report by Ernst & Young concluding that the merger is in the best interest of Lend Lease shareholders.