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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... the Federal Court in Sydney between the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and Metcash Ltd over the latter's proposed takeover of Franklins supermarkets. On Wednesday, the Australian share market shot up more than one per cent, continuing ...

Asian funds invest more in Taiwan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... dividend," said Gave. "That money can either go on tax cuts or big infrastructure spending and I think politicians will like the latter, roads, rail, ports, airports. So cement manufacturers, builders and the like, will be quids in," he added. The First ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... and healthcare stocks finding interest among investors. Rio Tinto's bid for coal producer Riversdale Mining Ltd drove the latter's share price up $1.70 or 12.06 per cent to $15.80. Rio added eight cents to $86.50, while rival BHP Billiton firmed five ...

Retiree living costs fall despite CPI jump

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... the quarter for retirees at around 0.2 per cent compares to the 0.6 per cent increase in the All Groups CPI, although the latter figure was affected by a 15.4 per cent increase in the cost of tobacco. For recreation, there was a fall of 1.8 per cent ...

Parity not quite a party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
... silvers and 17 bronzes. But it's the Aussie dollar that's become the toast of the town, the flavour of the year (ok, just the latter quarter of 2010) and the pride of the nation. It came oh so close to parity with the greenback. And parity is just an ...

Rise of in-house fund mgmt a game changer

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
... administration, which had previously been provided by QIC. A weaker relationship between QSuper and QIC raises questions around the latter's reason to exist, potentially creating concerns for other state owned fund managers including VFMC and Funds SA. ...

Australian Ethical profits down, FUM up

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... two new funds, the Climate Advocacy Fund and the Property Trust, both to broaden the company's product range while the latter to satisfy demand from investors looking to invest in sustainable property. Australian Ethical said in its results announcement ...

Parrish, Williamson, Chow to exit CPG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... consulting group, CPG, was owned by a mix between staff, private investors and the WA Local Financial Services, with the latter still maintaining its holding.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... Ltd, BlueScope Steel Ltd, and Newcrest Mining Ltd. Atlas Iron Ltd and Sundance Resources Ltd hold general meetings, the latter, in Perth, to approve the appointment of new directors to replace the board members killed in a plane crash in Africa on June ...

Seven US banks close in a week

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... Some, such as Sterling Bank, were bought by other banks. Branches of Sterling Bank will reopen as IBERIABANK, after the latter agreed to purchase essentially all the assets of Sterling Bank. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is an independent ...