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ASIC gives ASX thumbs up

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has given a positive assessment to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) for its performance of its market operator obligations. The Corporations Act requires that the regulator assess annually ...

Active outpacing passive returns for Australian equity funds; Mercer

Active Australian equity fund managers outperformed the ASX benchmark index by 0.5% during the past three months, according to the latest survey results from Mercer Investment Consulting. Of the 93 Australian equity fund managers covered by the survey ...

News Corp will win bid to move to US, analysts

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2004
Rupert Murdoch is expected to win shareholder support to shift News Corp\'s corporate headquarters to the United States - but not without a tussle with funds, market observers said on Friday. Some fund managers have loudly opposed the plan since index ...

Aust share market expected to push on to new records

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2004
The Australian share market should continue its record-breaking ascent this week after a sharp fall in oil prices over the weekend soothed recession-wary investors around the globe. Still benefiting from a bumper profit season, the local market closed ...

Babcock & Brown to sell shares at $5 ahead of ASX listing

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2004
Global investment banker Babcock & Brown will sell 110 million shares for $5 each in an initial public offer ahead of a listing on the Australian Stock Exchange. Babcock & Brown on Thursday lodged a prospectus with the Australian Securities and Investments ...

Changes to S&P/ASX-200; S&P

Standard & Poor's on Wednesday announced changes to the composition of the Australian equity benchmark S&P/ASX 200. Effective 20 September, 2004 the shares of Village Roadshow will be removed from the S&P/ASX 200 and replaced with Tower, S&P said. The ...

The rise of the Australian bourse to continue, analysts

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2004
The Australian share market should continue to rise off the record highs recorded last week, as companies deliver the goods to shareholders after a prosperous 2003/04 reporting season, market analysts said on Friday. The benchmark ASX 200 index could ...

Record month for options trading in August: ASX

The Australian Stock Exchange reported this week a new record average daily volume set for options trading in August. The ASX reported an average of 83,673 options contracts were traded each day in August compared with the previous highest average daily ...

ASX looks at Sons of Gwalia's disclosures: report

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2004
The Australian Stock Exchange has questioned Sons of Gwalia over disclosure issues following its move into voluntary administration with liabilities expected to reach more than $800 million, it was reported today. The gold and tantalum miner called ...

Perpetual results drive shares to new highs

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2004
Fund manager Perpetual Trustees Australia shares hit new highs on Tuesday after it rewarded shareholders with a special dividend and forecast double digit operating earnings growth. Perpetual reported a net profit of $90.4 million for 2003/04, up 16% ...