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Superannuation

New statistical publications from APRA

Two new publications will replace APRA's current quarterly Superannuation Trends.

News Corp agrees to strengthen US corporate governance

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2004
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp Ltd today buckled under shareholder pressure and agreed to retain a full foreign listing on the Australian Stock Exchange even if it reincorporates in the United States.

African Development Bank mulls five year inaugural $A bond

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2004
African Development Bank (AfDB), the development bank for the African continent, today said it was mulling an inaugural Australian dollar Kangaroo bond with a likely five-year maturity and a minimum size of $200 million.

Qantas announces $1.9 billion bank facility

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2004
Qantas Airways Ltd today announced a $1.9 billion bank facility, slightly lower than its intention to refinance $2.1 billion

News Corp offers compromise over US domicile issues: report

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2004
News Corp Ltd executive chairman Rupert Murdoch has offered a compromise to concerned institutional investors on future control issues and the possibility of the media empire delisting from the Australian Stock Exchange, it was reported today.

AMP to return capital to shareholders within 10 months

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2004
AMP Ltd will reward almost one million shareholders with a capital return within the next 10 months, AMP chief executive Andrew Mohl said today

Partnership continues with STA and Superpartners

Superannuation administrator and Superanuuation Trust of Australia (STA) have renewed a new superannuation administration service agreement.

Challenger mortgage business launches record bond issue in Aust

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2004
Challenger Financial Services Group today said its wholly-owned wholesale mortgage finance business Interstar Securities had successfully launched the largest issue of net interest margin bonds ever offered publicly in the Australian market.

AOFM establishes lending facility for government bonds

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2004
The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) on Thursday said it had established a lending facility for Australian Government treasury bonds.

Record month for 30-day IR futures contract: SFE

September was the busiest month on record for trading in the 30 Day Interbank cash rate futures contract, the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) said on Thursday.