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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
... Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd releases first half results, as will BHP Billiton Ltd, Boral Ltd, Stockland, Australian Agricultural Company Ltd and Computershare Ltd. Tower Australia Group Ltd holds its annual general meeting in Sydney. The Australian ...

Ord Minnett appoints head of research

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... head of research at LINWAR Securities, responsible for the equity analyst team, plus stock research of Australian agricultural and industrial stocks including ABB, AACo, AWB, CSR, Elders, Graincorp, Nufarm, PrimeAg, Ruralco and Warrnambool Cheese. Scott ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... December share price index contract was one point higher at 4,674. In economic news on Tuesday, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Research Economics releases its December quarter crop report. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases ...

Beware consumer staples: Lincoln

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
... Indicators, warns that investors need to be wary of the sector as it weakens following less demand and surging prices for agricultural products. "Consumer staples are often considered defensive, but a lot of agricultural businesses have suffered from ...

Wesfarmers decision a win for ESG

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
... Christian Super. Wesfarmers agreed to significantly invest to source the phosphate rock used in their production of agricultural superphosphate from areas outside of the Western Sahara. "Western Sahara is a disputed territory where there are clear human ...

Agriculture wins pension fund mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009
... agriculture investments have been one of the key reasons behind the merger between Carthona and Rural Management to form Agricultural Management Company (AMC). "The main activity we are receiving are from the UK and Middle East, and there's a follow ...

Macquarie wins award for agricultural fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management (MAFM) has been named Real Asset Manager of the Year at the Foundation & Endowment Money Management's Nonprofit Awards for Excellence. The title was given in recognition of achievements during the last year through ...

Timbercorp growers favour consortium

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
... growers are welcoming talks with a recently formed consortium - TCGrowers - which is looking to buy the embattled agricultural group's forestry assets. According to an update yesterday on the TCGrowers website, the group had received very positive responses ...

Carthona to advise on $500m insto money

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
... worth of investments. Charlie Blomfield, managing director at Carthona Agriculture, said appetite for the firm's agricultural investment expertise is stronger overseas. "The demand for it is quite strong overseas in fact I'm heading to London to speak ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... the Australian Office of Financial Management will tender $700 million of June 2011 Commonwealth bonds. Australian Agricultural Company Ltd holds its annual general meeting. On Thursday, the Australian share market closed at a fresh seven-month high ...