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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2005
SYDNEY - The Australian share market is expected to open weaker again, as a poor performance on global equities markets hits the local bourse for the second straight session. While the Australian market is unlikely to repeat yesterday's fall, another ...

Westpac Staff Super changes its SRI policy on uranium

Westpac Staff Super has dropped its Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) policy ban on uranium mining stocks, to exclude only those companies who mine it 'directly' for weapons manufacture. The change to the company's SRI policy, in place since August ...

Researchers size-up Portfolio Partners

Standard & Poor's has placed two of Portfolio Partners (PPL) Australian equities funds on hold while Morningstar has rated the company's small caps capabilities as investment grade. Standard & Poor's has placed its Assirt ratings on PPL's Personal Choice ...

Macquarie wraps up deal for Coin

Macquarie Bank has acquired Coin Software with former owners Ian Litster, Suwandi Tan and Darren Pettiona to continue on with the business for the next three years. Head of Macquarie Adviser Services Neil Roderick said the acquisition would improve ...

Morningstar has concerns over Portfolio Partners' high stock turnover

Morningstar Research has awarded the investment strategy of the Portfolio Partners High Growth Shares fund an 'investment grade', commending the fund for its performance but harbouring concerns over the high turnover of stocks associated with the fund. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a poor lead from overseas, and continued weakness in precious metals, starts to weigh on the local bourse. The March share price index contract, a key indicator for the day ahead, was nine points ...

Qantas now more likely to be included in MSCI Aust index

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2004
Qantas Airways had a greater chance of being included on an important stock index for international investors now that British Airways had sold its stake in the Australian airline, analysts said today. BA overnight sold its 18.25% stake of 336 million ...

Reject Shop joins the rush to list with planned $44 million IPO

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2004
Deep discount store The Reject Shop today joined the rush to list on the Australian Stock Exchange and will raise $44.1 million in an initial public offering with shares at $2 each. But Reject Shop chief executive Barry Saunders made the point yesterday ...

Macquarie to take up to 16% stake in IBA

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2004
Australian investment bank Macquarie Bank said it had agreed with Torex to acquire more than 12 million IBA Health shares, conditional on the completion of the iSoft/IBA Settlement Agreement. At the completion of the deal, Macquarie will hold about ...

Snowball to join forces with boutique firm

Snowball Group Ltd has announced its intention to join forces with boutique financial planning firm Ferguson Group, which advises clients on behalf of $55 million in investment funds. Ferguson managing director David Bellingham said that the merger ...