Macquarie Group director steps down
February 19, 2008
Macquarie Group director Nicholas Moore has temporarily stepped down pending approval of his reappointment to the role under the Broadcasting Services Act.
Macquarie Group annual profit up 23%
Macquarie Group has delivered a 23 per cent lift in annual profit but says it may be a challenge to repeat its performance this year due to volatile markets.
Volatile credit markets may dent Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group admitted yesterday that volatile credit markets might break its 16-year run of rising profits next year, even as it said that the squeeze may be easing.
Leighton wins Australia's largest...
Leighton Holdings and Macquarie Group have won the $4.8b contract for Australia's largest road infrastructure project.
Crown casinos continue to expand in US
Casinos operator Crown is continuing to expand in the United States and says its Australian casinos are performing strongly.
ASX buoyed by earnings results
The Australian share market closed firmly in the black as solid earnings results from Telstra, Qantas, Fairfax and other major companies.
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Babcock & Brown forecasts 15% growth
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Telstra spending placed on hold
TELSTRA will delay investing in some telecommunications infrastructure until it knows whether it has won the right to build an $8 billion-plus national broadband network.
Macquarie Group buys into US funds...
Macquarie Group, Australia's biggest securities firm, agreed to buy a majority stake in Allegiance Investment Management LLC to increase fixed-income assets by $US4.5 billion...
Transurban likes Nth America
Transurban has ruled out a separate stock market listing for its specialist investment vehicle in North America as it bids to add other major international highways to its fledgling US interests.
GPT operating profit up
GPT Group has reported a 14.5 per cent fall in annual earnings and says it expects to maintain distributions in 2008, given challenging market conditions. 
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Telstra rivals slam broadband tender
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Macquarie loses $750m
MACQUARIE Group lost about $750 million in the market value of its big Australian listed investment funds last financial year.
Santos dodges takeover talk
Santos says it is in the early stages of considering "various strategic initiative", in response to a query from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
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Macquarie Group reports 23 percent...
Toll road developer Macquarie Group Ltd. reported a 23 percent annual profit rise Tuesday, helped by strong growth in its assets under management as it continues its...
$80m It's off the planet
THE chief executive of Macquarie Group, Allan Moss, will leave the "millionaires factory" with a fortune worth more than $80 million, setting new standards in a debate about how...
A sense of irony helps at Babcock
What? Babcock & Brown executives missing their bonuses as a result of "current market conditions''? No, it was just the boss being tongue-in-cheek.
BHP Billiton raises hostile bid for Rio to 147.4 bln dlrs (AFP)
AFP - BHP Billiton sweetened its hostile takeover bid for Rio Tinto on Wednesday by lifting its valuation of the mining giant to 147.4 billion dollars as it seeks to exploit a resources boom driven by China.
Telstra H1 earnings to rise
Telstra is set to produce an improvement in first half profit when it reports this week.
Telstra expects up to 7% earnings growth
Australia's biggest telco Telstra is set to produce a first half result in line with guidance when it reports this week.
Amcor H1 profit up 30%
Packaging company Amcor Ltd has reported a 30.8 per cent rise in first half profit and warns that some of its businesses face challenges in the second half.
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Investment and specialised fund and asset management group Babcock & Brown today announced it raised an additional $US335 million ($364 million) of capital for infrastructure...
Crown adds Harrah's stake
Crown is continuing its US expansion, revealing today that it has recently taken a small stake in US gaming operator Harrah's Entertainment to build partnerships with a view to...
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Telstra dials up $1.9b profit
Telstra has increased its first half profit by 13 per cent and raised its guidance for full year revenue and earnings.