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Quadrant leads super funds investors to buy Red Rooster

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2007
Quadrant Private Equity has led its super fund investors to buy Australian Fast Foods (AFF), owner of the Red Rooster and Chicken Treat brands, for $180 million. The management buy-out, funded largely by domestic super funds, seeks to improve both Quadrant's ...

PE won't be allowed to cause systemic risks: Costello

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2007
Speaking on ABC television from the UK, Treasurer Peter Costello said private equity activity won't be allowed to cause systemic problems while investors won't get away with tax avoidance. "I have had discussions here in the UK about private equity ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2007
The Australian share market at noon had retreated from record territory and was slightly lower, pulled back by the major miners and some stocks deriving earnings from the United States. "It was a bit more of a mixed evening in terms of metals prices ...

Web videocalls invigorate rural banking and remote advice

One of the country's largest credit unions, New England Credit Union (NECU), is making headway in regional banking and remotely offering financial advice through web-based videoconferencing. NECU's theme song could well go, "I've been to Armidale, Barraba ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
Sentiment in the Australian economy has recently fallen slightly after the previous significantly positive lift with the National Australia Bank Business Confidence Survey indicating a decrease by 2 points to a score of 10 in the last month. Business ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street, as takeover activity, which lifted the market to new highs yesterday, continues to fuel the bourse. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0728 AEST, the June ...

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 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2007
Australian stocks have ticked slightly higher at midday, after a choppy morning's trade. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 Index was 6.5 points higher at 5929.7, while the all ordinaries gained 3.6 points to 5916.9. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2007
Australian stocks have ticked slightly higher at midday, after a choppy morning's trade. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 6.5 points higher at 5929.7, while the all ordinaries gained 3.6 points to 5916.9. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
The Australian share market has opened lower after Wall Street haemorrhaged more than half of one per cent of its value overnight. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 8.6 points to 5955.6, while the all ordinaries fell 7.7 points to ...