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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 ...

Funding costs trim Suncorp banking profit

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
... agencies as much as the views of management on the capital needs of the business. Meanwhile, 41 per cent of shareholders voting at the AGM voted against the remuneration report, a symbolic gesture in a non-binding vote, and which reflects annoyance at ...

No more sustainable investment roadblocks: Russell

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
... sustainability concerns without violating legal requirements or compromising the quest for financial return, such as proxy voting and informal engagement with management. He did note, however, that the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and ...

Lack of automation hikes costs

A study conducted through a digital voting system (digivote) at this year's annual SIBOS conference, the biggest global event in IT banking and finance, has found that 40 per cent of survey respondents named operational efficiency and cost reduction ...

NASDAQ casts net in the Middle East

... businesses. The proposals include Borse Dubai becoming a 19.99 per cent shareholder in NASDAQ (with a maximum of 5 per cent voting rights), NASDAQ acquiring all of OMX shares which were initially to be purchased by Borse Dubai in its offer for OMX. Under ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... PBL gaining 11 cents to $17.91, Fairfax dropping two cents to $4.66, News Corp losing five cents to $26.80 and its non-voting shares dipping five cents to $25.05. The energy sector was mixed, with Woodside adding 34 cents to $43.14 at 1222 AEST, Santos ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
... case the expenses would be unpleasant," Mr Sekely said. At 1214 AEST, News Corp was down 11 cents to $26.54 while its non-voting stock retreated 32 cents to $24.55. Publishing and Broadcasting surrendered 33 cents to $18.41 and Fairfax lost six cents ...

Super is now the centrepiece: Vanguard

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
... challenge is still making super sexy, said Bowerman. "Super is seen as a tax shelter par excellence for that powerful political voting group known as the baby boomers. But for young people it struggles to get their attention. After all there are really ...

Economic round-up: Yearning for a yuan inspired Asian euro

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2007
... evolving role in world capital markets, the New York Times has reported that the Chinese Government has just purchased a non-voting stake in the Blackstone private equity group for US$3 billion.