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Buy-back boom driven by loose Fed policy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
The record $133 billion in buybacks for S&P companies announced in April are an economic distortion resulting from years of accommodative monetary policy and could be costing shareholders long-term performance, according to BlackRock's US-based chief ...

ANZ enters fast growing ETF market

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
ANZ has become the first of Australia's big banks to enter the exchange traded fund (ETF) market with the launch of six funds in partnership with ETF Securities. The joint venture between both organisations has resulted in a new company called ANZ ETFS ...

Bargain hunters push shares higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... 8.8%, to $16.56 after a big rise in annual profit plus the payment of a special dividend and announcement of another share buyback. The major banks were mixed, with Commonwealth Bank up 82 cents at $83.31, ANZ up nine cents at $31.98, Westpac 11 cents ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains on Wall Street. At 0649 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 22 points at 5,687. Locally on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank releases minutes of its May board meeting ...

Follow the money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... That's an extra three months for companies to refinance or issue debts at near zero interest rates to pay dividends or buyback their own scripts (so they reduce their dividend payouts) - both of which sends share prices on the up and up. Never you mind ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... Smith would step down. Boral's shares were up 6.5 cents at $6.085 after the building products maker announced a share buyback, worth around $236 million. Bank stocks were mixed, with the Commonwealth Bank 20 cents lower at $93.21 and National Australia ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street. At 0820 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 12 points at 5,827. In local economic news on Tuesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... of chief executive Bernie Brookes. Chemicals and explosives maker Orica was up 81.5 cents at $20.635 as it announced a buyback of more than $400 million of its own shares. The supermarket giants were among the worst performers, with Woolworths down 99.5 ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... Entertainment added 21.5 cents or 11.6 per cent to $2.07 after tripling its first half profit and announced a $150 million share buyback. Ramsay Health Care added $1.61, or 2.5 per cent, to $65.71 after the private hospital and medical centre operator ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... investors are piling in, in fear of missing out," Mr McCarthy said. Rio Tinto announced late on Thursday a $US2 billion share buyback and big increase in dividends after lifting net profit 78 per cent to $US6.5 billion The mining giant's shares were ...