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Macquarie strengthens foothold in Asia REITs sector

Macquarie Bank has strengthened its foothold in the Asia Pacific property market after exercising a call option in a Singapore-based real estate investment trust (REIT). Macquarie has announced that it has exercised an option to acquire a 50 per cent ...

Fincorp returns $21m to investors

Financial services watchdog ASIC has required finance company Fincorp to return up to $21 million plus interest to more than 1,000 investors of its 2004 prospectus, due to misleading and omitted information in the document. The Supreme Court of NSW ...

Mercer NZ to take over GRT

The Global Retirement Trust (GRT) will pass five of its retirement schemes onto Superannuation provider, Mercer Human Resources Consulting in New Zealand when it closes on September 30. The transition will see approximately $A 420 million in assets ...

Economic roundup

... on the defensive in the near term. Meanwhile, consumer sentiment fell 14 per cent from 115.7 in August to 100.3 in September - the lowest since March 2003 and the eighth biggest monthly fall since the survey began in 1974 - driven by the erosion of household ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly firmer, continuing with its move into fresh record highs as a sharp increase in oil prices is likely to flow through to resource stocks domestically. Resources have suffered over the last week as ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open weaker as softer oil prices, mixed base metals and a poor offshore lead combine to weigh on the local bourse. Also, with a dearth of major news events expected today, the market is likely to drift in a narrow ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open broadly unchanged as a benign lead from US markets, coupled with improving base metals and softer oil prices, provides a mixed picture for the local market going forward. However, there are a number of stock-specific ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open firmer as a solid lead from offshore markets is expected to provide a positive start to the domestic bourse this week. However, oil and base metal prices were broadly weaker overnight, suggesting further ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open weaker today as a poor lead from US markets and weaker base metals weigh on the domestic bourse. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was one point weaker at 4462. On ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open firmer and could threaten fresh record highs today as a positive lead from offshore markets sets a positive tone for the local bourse. However, weaker oil and base metal prices could again restrict the upside ...