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ACCC chairman withdraws from merger talks

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... four lenders to Austexx, an investment vehicle that Samuel is invested in, and which is the owner of the DFO chain of factory outlet shopping malls.

Weak old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... before the impact of the introduction and subsequent removal of the homebuyers tax credit is washed out of the stats. US factory orders fell 1.2 per cent in June following a 1.8 per cent drop in May. A decline of 0.5 per cent was expected. Shipments ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... June. The savings rate is now about three times the 2.1 per cent average for all of 2007, before the recession began. Factory orders dropped 1.2 per cent in June to a seasonally adjusted $US406.4 billion ($A445.52 billion), the second consecutive decline ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... to 3,643.14 points. TOKYO - Japanese shares dropped on a stronger yen and worse-than-expected data on unemployment and factory output. Unemployment rose 0.1 percentage points to 5.3 per cent in June, its highest since November and missing market expectations ...

Praemium preps more advisers to fee-for-service world

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... Naoumidis stressed it was a "market that we want to play in strongly". Enter SMARTwrap - Praemium's latest offering with a factory gate price of 32 bps, a PDS price of 82 bps, and a 50 bps rebate for the client when an adviser moves from commission to ...

Sell in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... April and consumer spending rose at an annualised rate of 3.6 per cent in the first quarter, construction spending and factory orders gained by more than expected in March. Yes, yes, there's still the weak labour market. But didn't we say it's a lagging ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished up 46.87 points, or 0.42 per cent, at 11,212.66. Share prices turned up after leading factory automation machinery maker Fanuc reported stronger-than-expected earnings for the year to March. Exporters that had recently ...

Seek and thou shalt find

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... share. So what? Caterpillar is somewhat considered a leading indicator of the US economy. You want to build a house or a factory, you flatten the plot of land first. What do you need? A bulldozer. Where do you buy it? Caterpillar. Soaring earnings from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
... issuance, while the Royal Bank of Scotland got a $US41 billion ($A45.3 billion) infusion from the government. A rise in factory orders wasn't enough to boost sentiment. The Commerce Department said orders to US factories rebounded in September after ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2009
... Wall Street ended higher after hesitant trade on Monday after a surprise profit reported by Ford Motor Co and a strong factory sector survey boosted sentiment after last week's drubbing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 76.71 points, 0.79 per ...