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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
The Australian share market has touched a new intraday high in early trade, with the big miners and banks in positive territory after the Easter long weekend. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 Index was 34.1 points higher at 6,111.20, reaching ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open flat after the Easter weekend. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0804 AEST, the June share price index contract was unchanged at 6,117. On the economic front, the Australian Industry Group and the Housing ...

CFS rebuilds infrastructure for $1.2b play

Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has rejigged the top management of its infrastructure investments team ahead of plans to raise $1.2 billion from the institutional market. The group has promoted Stephen Vineburg to global head of ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2006
... too much administrative work. China has announced its intention to spend about $US250 million on up to 90,000 kilometers of rail network to further service the country's growing infrastructure needs. Problems with the rail system were exposed in 2004 ...

Pentacle adds more experience to the team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2006
Pentacle Property Funds Management has announced the recruitment of another experienced industry professional to its investment team with the appointment of Arthur Apted. Apted brings extensive property investment experience to Pentacle, most recently ...

Mirvac to build houses for golf lovers

... benefit from strong land sales in and around Brisbane, the $8 billion Greater Springfield CBD development and the Springfield Rail construction. Mirvac Queensland is behind other residential projects including Cutters Landing at New Farm, Mossvale on ...

QIC add Queensland Rail chair to Board

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2006
QIC has appointed the former chair of Queensland Rail, Bronwyn Morris, as a non-executive director to the QIC Board. Morris resigned from her previous post last month to take on the non-executive director role, effective from this month. QIC's Chairman ...

Babcock & Brown swells infrastructure by $3.4bn

... utility giant NorthWestern in an all-cash deal worth US$2.23 billion ($3 billion) along with a 51 per cent stake in WestNet Rail for $435 million. The acquisitions are more than double BBI's market capitalisation of around $2.3 billion, signifying the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer and recover some of yesterday's losses as the factors that weighed on the local bourse on Monday have dissipated. A sharp rally in base and precious metal prices, as well as a firmer close on the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2006
... the weekend said it had withdrawn its opposition to Toll's takeover bid for Patrick. Toll's proposal to sell its stake in rail firm Pacific National was the key to winning regulatory approval, according to the competition watchdog. Also, investors will ...