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MFS buys Japanese resort

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2004
Queensland-based diversified financial services group MFS, which took control of Victorian ski resorts Falls Creek and Mt Hotham in May, on Monday unveiled a multi-million dollar plan to build an 8000 bed ski resort in Japan. MFS is using the expertise ...

NAB's former UK target Abbey National faces new takeover

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2004
United Kingdom bank Abbey National, once a takeover target for the National Australia Bank, could be swallowed up by the world\'s biggest bank Citigroup. British newspapers over the weekend that said that Citigroup is considering an STG8.5 billion bid ...

Upcoming reporting season looks promising, say analysts

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2004
Australia\'s stock market-listed companies begin reporting annual and half year profits this week, with analysts predicting double digit earnings growth for the market overall. Analysts say the resources sector, boosted by the demand from China, is ...

Bruandwo offer grossly inadequate

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2004
The Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group said today a takeover bid by a joint venture between Woolworths and The Bruce Mathieson Group, called Bruandwo, is opportunistic and grossly inadequate. Last week, Bruandwo Pty announced its intention to ...

S&P places Woolworths on watch negative after ALH stake

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2004
Supermarket giant Woolworths\' potential joint acquisition of Australia\'s biggest pubs operator, Australian Hospitality & Leisure Group (ALH), could put pressure on its credit rating. Rating agency Standard & Poor\'s (S&P) said on Tuesday it would ...

News Corp and Lend Lease sell Fox precinct for $52.8 mln

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2004
News Corp and Lend Lease have exited their stakes in the Fox Entertainment Precinct in Sydney's Moore Park, selling the shopping and leisure complex to two funds under the management of Colonial First State. CFS Gandel Retail Trust (GAN) and Direct ...

Lend Lease announces 10 yr Surfers Paradise development

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2004
Lend Lease on Tuesday announced a 10-year plan to develop a $1 billion residential and entertainment precinct in Queensland's Surfers Paradise, in conjunction with Japanese apartment builder Daikyo. Daikyo Australia, a branch of Japan's largest condominium ...

MFS takes control of Victorian ski resorts

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2004
Queensland-based diversified financial services group MFS has taken over ownership of Victorian ski resorts Falls Creek and Mt Hotham. The acquisition includes the Falls Creek and Mt Hotham ski businesses, Mt Hotham Airport, Dinner Plain development ...

Aristocrat shares up 12% after profit forecast

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2004
Shares in poker machine maker Aristocrat Leisure rocketed more than 12% higher in early trade after providing guidance for the first half. Aristocrat - which had previously provided no outlook for the first half - today said it expected a net profit ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2004
The Australian market is expected to open weaker following losses in the US as interest rate fears, sparked by lower than expected jobless figures and high oil prices, hit the markets. The Australian stock market finished in the red yesterday, with ...