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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
... Woodside, Suncorp and Coca Cola Amatil, opening in the red after going ex-dividend. Making news on Monday, transport and logistics group Toll Holdings said full year profit fell 76 per cent due to writedowns on some of its assets in Australia and Japan. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... per ounce. Making news, Toll Holding shares were down 13.62 per cent, or 76 cents, at $4.82 after the transport and logistics group flagged lower earnings due to the impact of a weak retail sector. Mr Heffernan said he expected the local market to remain ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... managers index (PMI) rose to 53.1 from 51 in February, helped by an increase in new orders, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said. The figure marks the fourth straight rise. A reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a reading below ...

Govt push for foreign infra investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... in particular in our water conservation capacity," said Emerson. Emerson said that if water catchments and transport logistics improved, Australia can position itself as the "food bowl to Asia". "There's no doubt that we have a reputation for being drought-prone ...

Tell someone who cares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... York to Rio and old London town. There was news indicating that "oh-em-gee" China is slowing. The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) reported that its PMI fell to 49 in November from October's 50.4. This was below expectations for a ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... $16.53. The company maintained earnings guidance for 2011/12, after reporting a "great start" the current financial year. Logistics group Brambles dipped six cents to $6.35 as it launched an aerospace division of its CHEP pallet business. Building products ...

Trust company considers outsourcing while MITs drive growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... termination of some significant corporate mandates, which were expected to take place earlier this year. These include Cube Logistics and Trio, where those expirations have taken longer than anticipated, meaning that the company has continued to receive ...

Super merger prompted by industry transition

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... Paul, said to be stepping away from the fund. Lander told Financial Standard the two super funds were assessing the logistics of the merger over the coming months. The Government's Stronger Super proposal is a key factor, in particular the proposed requirement ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... heartland had picked up slightly. In China the official Purchasing Managers' Index for August from the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) rose to 50.9 from 50.7 in July. The PMI from banking giant HSBC showed a similar improving trend ...

TWUSUPER upgrades member insurance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
Transport and logistics industry fund TWUSUPER has strengthened its insurance package for members, offering increased death and total and permanent disablement (TPD) cover. As of May 28, the $2.4 billion fund will implement a raft of changes having ...