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ASFA and FTSE launch super GST index

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
An index measuring the performance of superannuation funds after capital gains tax has been released by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and London's FTSE Group. The index provides the first standardised measure for Australian super ...

Year of the Rabbit, year of acquisitions: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
Seven out of 10 investment analysts are bullish about the prospects of Asian companies this year and expect many of these cashed-up businesses to grow through acquisitions and palm excess cash as higher dividends to shareholders, a survey found. The ...

Aus equities forecast to return 20pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
The S&P/ASX200 index, currently sitting at around 4,800 points, could reach 6,000 this year, company director and well-regarded economist Don Stammer told the audience of last week's Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum. The 20-per cent plus upside ...

Citi sees ASX200 at 5300 in 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
The forecasts continue to roll in, with Citigroup Global Markets putting a 5,300 year-end target on the ASX200 for next year. Citigroup's analysts expect the mining boom to continue next year and, with limited spare capacity in the economy, they expect ...

Bell IXL eyes India Equities

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
... National Stock Exchange if they did not wish to hold them. "Alternatively, you may be able to take advantage of a share buyback offer that Bell IXL proposes to make, if Bell IXL succeeds in acquiring control of India Equities," said Cellante. The success ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
... Mining Ltd hold annual general meetings. Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd is holding a general meeting to vote on a share buyback, while James Hardie Industries SE is having an investor meeting. Renaissance Minerals Ltd is due to list on the Australian ...

VTP board backs capital return to shareholders

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
... April this year. Stuart Nisbett, chair at VTP, said the board considered a range of options including a substantial share buyback, capital return, merger/takeover and winding up the company before agreeing to the present proposal. "Shareholders can reasonably ...

HESTA pays managers after tax

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
The $13 billion HESTA is taking a new approach to measuring and remunerating Aussie equities fund managers by making them accountable for the tax implications of their decisions. According to a press statement by HESTA, the fund would be the first super ...

VTP appoints two more directors

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
... Alex MacLachlan, Chris Brown and Chris Duffield. Nisbett said in a press statement that the 25 per cent on market share buyback approved at the EGM will start this week (October 15) and that shareholders will get another update by 30 November on what ...

All aboard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... US Federal Reserve: Economic activity -- "levelling out". Financial market conditions -- "improved further". Treasury buyback -- expiry extended another month to October (just in case). Fed funds rate - near zero for an extended period (again just in ...