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Olympus float on hold

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
The joint initial public offering (IPO) of Asia Diversified Fund Ltd and Olympus Funds Management has been withdrawn this year due to the recent Asian market sell-off. "Given our track record in India and the significant potential across Asia, we are ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open flat today after Friday's lacklustre session on Wall Street and as investors sit tight ahead of a US Federal Reserve meeting this week. At 0754 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share ...

CG not a priority for mid-caps

Listed companies in the mid-cap sector run the risk of being ignored by corporate governance-conscious institutional investors after a new report found that only two out of 150 mid-cap companies have adopted 'best practice' CG standards. The 2007 BDO ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open to decent gains, with rises on Wall Street overshadowing weaker base metal prices. At 0756 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was up 49 points to 6671. In economic news ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher, taking its lead from Wall Street. At 0654 on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was up 61 points at 6598. In corporate news today, Bank of Queensland holds its annual general ...

SWIFT overhauls proxy voting

Financial messaging specialist SWIFT pushes corporate governance up a notch through an automated messaging system that creates a transparent 'audit trail' of proxy votes cast by fund managers and pension funds. The new system, called SWIFTNet Proxy ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
The Australian stock market opened lower today unable to shrug off the continued decline of Wall Street and lower base metal prices, despite interest rates staying on hold. At 1012 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 32.7 points at 6498.1 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower with lower base metal prices and a poor lead on Wall Street weighing down the local bourse. At 0802 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was down 27 points to 6518. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2007
The Australian stock market remained in the red at noon, dragged down by a poor lead from the US overnight and lower base metal prices. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 21.4 points lower to 6512.1, while the All Ordinaries had shed 27 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open weaker, influenced by a weak result on Wall Street and lower base metal prices. At 0804 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was down 20 points at 6538. In economic news ...