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Water the next competitive frontier

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
Treasury boss Ken Henry's speech last week continues to attract interest, especially where he argues for a huge step up in national competition policy, particularly in how we price water. "In addressing the Productivity Commission roundtable on the ...

Listed cos fail compliance test

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
A higher number of ASX-listed company directors have failed to comply with share trading rules today compared to four years ago, raising questions on the prevalence of insider trading and the influence of the country's regulators. The number of top ...

ING IM target resource rich states

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... the mining boom and the price of resources and New South Wales and Victoria are struggling under the stress of higher interest rates," said Wright. "When developing portfolios we need to be aware Asian economies will continue to grow and Australia's ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... cent crabbing sideways amid volatile trading in blue chip stock Fletcher Building. The Reserve Bank's decision to leave interest rates at 8.25 per cent was no surprise, although the horizon for the next rate cut was pushed out further than some had expected. ...

Good governance pays 18pc more

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... "Our growing database has enabled us to look at the impact of corporate governance over a period of time. Our members' interest in governance has always been driven by their desire to generate value for policy holders over time," said Peter Montagnon ...

Ascalon treads global commodity path

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... inflation," noted Nick Basile, Ascalon chief executive and non-executive director of H3. Ascalon acquired a 30 per cent equity interest in H3 July last year. The principals of H3 own the majority of the management company.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
... day." Local data showed growth in retail spending stalled in January as consumers started to feel the pinch of rising interest rates. Economists don't expect this will prevent the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) from raising interest rates again today ...

Tranzact grabs 60pc stake in Total Super

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
... administration provider, Total Super Pty Limited. Tranzact confirmed yesterday that it had acquired a combined 60 per cent interest in Total Super from its founding principals, David Busoli (chief executive) and Carol Dixon (chief operating officer). ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
... share price index contract was 47 points or 0.87 per cent lower at 5,380. The Reserve Bank is expected to announce an interest rate rise today while the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the balance of payments and data on international investment ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... banking stocks, which have the big four all down by over three per cent," Mr Muller said. "Local data on inflation and interest rates expected tomorrow from the market -- no surprises." Of the banking stocks, Commonwealth Bank was down $1.94 or 4.5 per ...