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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... were mixed at 1223 AEDT. Fairfax had edged up one cent to $4.04, News Corp had increased by 39 cents to $21.79, its non-voting scrip was up 33 cents to $21.30 and Consolidated Media was down four cents to $4.42. The most heavily traded stock at 1224 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
... 2,652.35. MORE nl/klm At 1213 AEDT media stocks were mostly down, with News Corp dropping 26 cents to $24.59 and its non-voting scrip stepping back 23 cents to $23.58. Fairfax Media gave up six cents to $4.76. But the media assets of the demerged Publishing ...

SWIFT overhauls proxy voting

... transparent 'audit trail' of proxy votes cast by fund managers and pension funds. The new system, called SWIFTNet Proxy Voting, has the potential to transform the way proxy votes are processed. Currently voting largely consists of faxed messages, manual ...

Take governance seriously or lose investor support

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
... proposal they "In all cases write to company boards explaining what we'd like. We find that is often more helpful than voting anyway. We see more changes as a result of that than a one-off [AGM] blast." Institutional investors are also worried about ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2007
... risen 17 cents to $4.19. As for the other key media stocks at 1218 AEDT, News Corp had lost 11 cents to $24.27, its non-voting scrip had dropped 10 cents to $23.58 and Fairfax was four cents lower to $4.69. In the news today, food and liquor wholesaler ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... 1216 AEDT, media stocks mostly were lower with Fairfax down 10 cents to $4.62, News Corp 15 cents lower at $24.02, its non-voting stock down 23 cents to $22.80, Seven Network dropping 16 cents to $13.04 and PBL losing 12 cents to $19.31. Telstra was ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2007
... media stocks mostly were lower with Fairfax down five cents to $4.66, News Corp had dropped 24 cents to $24.19, its non-voting stock down 19 cents to $23.01 while the Seven Network gained two cents to $13.23. PBL was seven cents lower to $19.49 after ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2007
... Federal Treasurer. At 1222 AEDT, the media sector mainly was down. News Corp dropped seven cents to $24.75 and its non-voting scrip lost four cents to $23.46. PBL had fallen 17 cents to $19.44, while Fairfax gained five cents to $4.78 Seven Network Ltd ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
... to $4.53. At 1216 AEDT, the media sector was mixed, with News Corp down 18 cents, or 0.74 per cent, to $24.28, its non-voting shares were eight cents, or 0.34 per cent, lower to $23.22 and Fairfax had dipped four cents, or 0.84 per cent, to $4.72. Publishing ...

Seniors vote against Westpoint

Australia's largest seniors organisation will use their voting rights to ensure financial disasters targeting older people, such as the failed Westpoint scheme, never happen again. Under the 'Seniors Vote 2007' program, the National Seniors Association ...