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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... liquor sales from stores open for more than a year, missing market forecasts of around 1.4 per cent. Australia's top supermarket chain also reiterated that it expected net profit growth of between two and six per cent this financial year. The Woolworths' ...

PJC hears FOFA lost in translation

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... currently underway at NSW Parliament House in Sydney. Drawing a comparison with recent price wars between the major supermarket players, Richard Klipin, chief executive officer for the Association of Financial Advisers called for a "level playing field," ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... fall in the iron ore price and the rise in the Australian dollar. Woolworths has launched a wholesale review of its supermarket marketing resources and strategy aimed at accelerating sales growth. Its shares were down seven cents to $23.60, while rival ...

Invesco shuns global brands in Asian growth story

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
Invesco believes that Asia's proven ability to bounce back quickly from a slow down in growth will see its consumer demand story continue to prosper with local companies the main beneficiaries. The Invesco Wholesale Asian Demand Fund was launched in ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... pretty cautious (and expect there are) still bouts of volatility ahead (this week)," he said. Making news on Monday, supermarket giant Woolworths gained 1.2 per cent to $24.86 after it forecast a two- to six-per cent increase in this year's net profit. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... Friday it will appeal a Federal Court judgment paving the way for grocery wholesaler Metcash to buy the Franklins supermarket business. PLA - PLATINUM AUSTRALIA LTD - UP 1.5 centS TO $6.67 Platinum Australia Ltd to release its full year results. ACL ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... per cent, to $29.495, even after the company's annual sales results revealed a 6.7 per cent sales surge in its Coles supermarket chain. Elsewhere, market heavyweight BHP Billiton lost 74 cents, or 1.72 per cent, to $42.26, and Rio Tinto fell $1.24, or ...

Charter Hall lands $266m Woolworths portfolio

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
Charter Hall has acquired a $266 million share in the Woolworths portfolio, with strong interest generated from institutional investors, private investors and syndicators. The listed property group secured eight of the properties available within the ...

Fund reaps reward in shopping centre debt

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
Industry fund UniSuper has dipped into the debt markets, earmarking $250 million for Australian commercial mortgage backed securities. The deal is subject to ratings agency confirmation of the AAA rating on the note. The universities-based superannuation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
The Australian market has received strongly negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street's key indices all finishing over one per cent lower. Gold and silver were higher, but oil slumped. At 0716 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share ...