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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower after Wall Street fell on weak US consumer spending data and concerns about the slowing pace of China's economic growth. At 0644 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... 2011/12 financial year. David Jones shares were 5.41 per cent lower at $2.45 as doubts emerged about an unsolicited takeover bid by little known British group EB Private Equity. National turnover was 662 million securities worth $1.475 billion, with ...

Mariner revises Austock offer

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
Mariner Corporation has revised the conditions of its intended takeover of Austock Group, including a small rise in bid price for shareholders. On June 25 Mariner announced an intention to purchase all shares in Austock at 10.5 cents per share. Shareholders ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... company's non-voting scrip lifted 29 cents, or 1.3 per cent, to $21.84. Fairfax Media was flat at 54 cents after Gina Rinehart's bid for seats on the company's board was rejected. David Jones shares shot up 15 per cent to $2.60 after the department store ...

AIA expands rehabilitation team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
Life insurance specialist, AIA Australia has made three new hires to its rehabilitation team in a bid to continually improve its return-to-work programs for policy holders. Each new hire has over 15 years experience in their field and include rehabilitation ...

Mariner launches Austock takeover bid

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
Listed investment firm Mariner Corporation has made a takeover bid on Austock Group at a slim 5% premium. Mariner yesterday informed the market that it intends to make an offer to Austock shareholders to acquire all issued shares. Mariner expects to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... despite strains on Spain and poor investor sentiment in Germany. In equities news, News Ltd has made a $1.97 billion takeover bid for James Packer's Consolidated Media Holdings. Consolidated Media owns 25 per cent of Foxtel and has a 50 per cent stake ...

ASIC sets sights on dark pools

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... happen in the lit area." "What we're proposing is that you have to have price improvement above the mid point of the best bid and offer price in a dark pool in order to be able to trade. You have to go to the lit market unless you can show price improvement. ...

CalPERS awards Citi $28bn in securities lending assets

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
A securities lending auction of US$43 billion in US equities for the California Public Employees' Retirement System has awarded Citi exclusive borrowing access to US$28 billion of the assets. The auction was conducted in the by eSecLending, a global ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... 4.27 per cent, to $2.565 at 1220 AEST following the news. Troubled miner Kagara has appointed voluntary administrators in a bid to save the company. Its shares have been in a trading halt at 12 cents for more than a week after plunging more than 68 per ...