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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open trading higher this morning, with anticipated impact on the mining sector after BHP Billiton last night announced it had made a STG120 billion ($A272.05 billion) takeover bid for Rio Tinto. If successful ...

Tobacco shares up in smoke

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2007
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has stripped its portfolio of $37.6 million worth of tobacco shares after an environmental, social and governance (ESG) review of the fund's investments. The tobacco stocks represented only 0.29 per cent of the fund's ...

A smoking gun for the RBA

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
A pre-poll rate hike could be a shot across the bow of the coalition's election campaign love-boat, however a sooner rather than later approach to monetary tightening might make less of a splash. With second quarter headline inflation surging past the ...

Stung UK private equity managers fight back

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
Stung by mounting criticism in the UK alleging private equity managers are tax dodgers, asset strippers and don't contribute to the economy, the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has thrown off the gloves and come out fighting. BVCA vice chairman ...

Legg Mason FOHF rated four stars

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2007
... 2007, the potential for over-diversification exists, but Permal has stressed the fund for optimal diversification and to strip out any significant idiosyncratic risk. " Permal Group has over 160 employees working from Sydney, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
The Australian share market gained ground at noon with a robust performance of most stocks across the board after this morning's slightly weak opening. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lifted 37.3 points to 5867.5 whilst the all ordinaries ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2007
The Australian stock market made a slight recovery by noon today after plunging more three per cent at the opening mirroring the global reaction to the massive sell-offs in China and the US. At 1212 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had been stripped ...

Ord Minnett STRIPES steps up the pace in Asia

Ord Minnett's STRIPES Asia Accelerator fund posted a 30 per cent gain over the past 12 months, proving that even though the 'Asia boom' story may be a well-worn theme the returns certainly aren't wearing out. STRIPES Asia Accelerator invests in five ...

ASIC updates court on Westpoint progress

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
The Federal Court in Perth yesterday received an update from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on its investigations into the Westpoint collapse in support of ASIC's bid to extend the freezing of assets of key Westpoint figures. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2006
... focusing on retailer Coles Myer Ltd, which could be facing a takeover bid from a second group of predators as it prepares to strip 2,500 jobs out of the company. The Australian stock market fell yesterday, despite an infectious bout of takeover fever ...