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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2006
... stocks ended higher on Thursday as gains in Altria Group Inc.'s shares led a rally in tobacco stocks after a favorable court ruling in Florida. Altria's shares, along with those of at least two other major tobacco companies, surged to lifetime highs. ...

MISs distort agribusiness sector: McGauran

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2006
... benefits and recommends checking with the Australian Taxation Office to ensure any investment has already been assigned a tax ruling. Information on agricultural investment can be found on ASIC's investor information site www.asic.gov.au/fido.

All is fair in love and bankruptcy

... mum and dads who go under for genuine business reasons could find themselves out on the streets. The recent High Court ruling effectively said that all husbands and wives own properties jointly and equally regardless of how much each contributed to paying ...

Lights, cameras, investment action

Claws out on unlicensed super trustees

... a registered superannuation entity (RSE) run under an APRA license. Funds that can't or don't want to comply with this ruling can choose to merge with other funds, transfer members to a fund with an APRA license or, alternatively, choose to shut down. ...

Tasplan plays super doctor

Tasmanian-based businesses overwhelmed by changes in superannuation laws are about to get a helping hand from industry fund Tasplan, which has announced it will start providing free superannuation diagnostics. Tasplan's general manager, Neil Cassidy ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2006
... meeting after it yesterday said it will continue in its quest to take over Sydney Gas Ltd despite the Takeover's Panel ruling the offer was unacceptable. NEW YORK - US technology stocks fell for a sixth straight day, their longest losing streak in 14 ...

Market wrap

... 2,281.32. LONDON - Britain's top share index was dragged down by rising oil prices and a slump in Tokyo shares, as a court ruling caused shares of drug maker AstraZeneca to fall. The FTSE 100 index ended down 35.3 points, or 0.6 percent, at 5,663.7. ...

Apples are not apples with new accounting standards

... disclosure in derivatives means that failures such as Sons of Gwalia and Paminco are less likely, and the 'impairment of assets' ruling makes it more difficult for companies to hide underperforming assets within a larger structure," says Potter.

Market wrap

... closed higher, just short of 52-month highs, after drugs firms like AstraZeneca advanced following a favourable US patent ruling. The FTSE 100 closed at 5539.8, up 8.2 points. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 5350.18, down 3.48 points. PARIS - The ...