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AFS increases stake in Salisbury

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2007
... price of the purchase due to confidentiality agreements. The move, effective 1 July, follows a 39.7 per cent shareholding buyback from Zurich in April 2006. Each dealer group will continue to operate separately under their respective brands, but gain ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
The Australian share market has continued yesterday's barnstorming run, charting further record territory this morning after near record highs on Wall Street and strong performances from the big resources stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2007
... rose slightly driving the Dow to yet another record close, boosted by news of a 27-plane order for Boeing Co. and share-buyback plans from Caterpillar Inc. Based on preliminary closing figures the Dow Jones industrial average was up 23.55 points to 12,765.41. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
... $1.24 or 4.65 per cent to $27.92 after today posting a 42 per cent jump in first half earnings and increasing its share buyback program by more than four times. Rio Tinto lifted 62 cents to $76.52.

Investors want cash from companies

NICK OLIVER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2007
Investors want companies to start giving them more cash back, according to a Merrill Lynch survey of fund managers. According to the results from the Merrill Lynch Global and Regional Fund Manager Survey 53 per cent of investors would prefer companies ...

Failure to focus on after-tax letting down members

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2006
... win-win situations for all shareholders& I think the super industry should be lobbying the government to protect the current buyback arrangements." However, Friend said that the only way to move to a true after-tax environment was for super funds to ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006
... stocks closed higher for the fifth consecrate day as news of the progress in Microsoft Corp's multibillion dollar stock buyback program pushed the software maker's shares higher. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 46.51 points to 11,381.47, while ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006
... closed higher for the fifth day in a row on Friday as news of the progress in Microsoft Corp.'s multibillion-dollar stock-buyback program pushed the software maker's shares higher, while a federal judge's favorable ruling lifted Altria Group Inc. The ...

CommInsure rolls out sweeping upgrades - free of charge

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2006
... income protection. There were some headline sweeteners. In the area of trauma and TPD insurance, Scott unveiled the Trauma Buyback Benefit, whereby insured clients were able to remain covered even after one serious event. "For example, if your client ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2006
... Today, the Cashcard June Retail Activity Index will be released. Incitec Pivot shareholders will meet to decide on the buyback of shares from Orica. Yesterday, the Australian stock market closed a little weaker as the major banks ended mixed and the ...