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Unilever switches strategy as FitzGerald goes

Anglo-Dutch giant Unilever switched its focus to boosting shareholder returns on Thursday after failing to meet sales growth targets, lifting its stock, and said Chairman Niall FitzGerald would retire early. Unilever Plc/NV, the food and consumer products ...

Market Wrap

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, erasing the previous session's losses, as investors anticipated upbeat comments on the economy from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan in testimony on Wednesday. The Dow was lifted by manufacturer 3M Co., which raised ...

Zurich focus on risk market with new appointments

... recent role was the NSW state underwriting manager at CommInsure. The appointments are part of the company's strategy to focus on the risk market in 2004.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
The Australian dollar opened stronger this morning as the United States currency lost ground after poison was found in a US Senate building. At 0700 AEDT the local unit was trading at $US0.7648/56 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7612/17. Offshore ...

GPT optimistic on office sector recovery

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2004
... hotel, industrial and masterplanned urban communities - showing signs of growth. Chief executive officer Nic Lyons said the focus for the office portfolio, which accounts for 39 per cent of total assets, would be on managing lease expiry risk. At present ...

Contango LIC to focus on micro-caps

Contango Asset Management has launched what it claims is Australia's first listed investment company (LIC) investing exclusively in the micro-cap sector of the Australian market. Shares in the LIC, Contango MicroCap, were available from yesterday with ...

ASFA research reveals poor consumer understanding

Consumer understanding of fees and charges within the superannuation sector remains at a very low level according to an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) report. Research commissioned by the industry body revealed that a group ...

Corporate credit outlook stable for 2004

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2004
... stabilized, with the majority of rated entitles on a stable outlook at the end of 2003," S&P said in its January Credit Focus. "The degree of credit deterioration is anticipated to slow even further during 2004, due to ratings at current levels having ...

Treasurer praises departing ASIC chairman

... ASIC Deputy Chair in July 1999 and as ASIC Chairman in November 2000, and his tenure has been characterised by a strong focus on enforcement," Mr Costello said. "In the 2002-03 financial year, ASIC concluded 222 cases of litigation involving major criminal ...

Macquarie Bank cuts commitment to MEAP fund

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2003
... added that investment opportunities were expected to appear as "capital constrained businesses divest non-core assets and focus on core operations." MEAP's first investment was a 15 per cent stake in AltaLink, owner of North America's first independent ...