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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016

... jumped by 4.3% following a 3.0% rise in March with increases recorded in all retail store types, except for textiles, clothing and footwear. Excluding fuel purchases, retail sales rose by 1.5% in April that followed a 0.7% decline in March. Market expected ...

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BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016

... February and expectations for an annual increase of 1.4%. A jump in airfares, increased prices at restaurants and higher clothing and footwear prices accounted for the higher than expected result.

Pengana aims to lead global small cap groundswell

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015

... there are IPOs, spin-offs, privatisations, re-listings, bankruptcies. We see the same businesses show up in different clothing repeatedly. "When you have this huge menu of choices, the value-add we provide is to target a small number of out-sized opportunities ...

Market lower as Wall Street falls

AAP | MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015

... Analysts said trading volume was light ahead of Monday's Memorial Day holiday, when markets will be closed. Shares of clothing retailer Gap fell 1.4 per cent after first-quarter net income dropped eight per cent to $US239 million ($A302.76 million). ...

Market wrap

AAP | MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015

... retailer announced a small slide in first half profit but reaffirmed its full-year sales forecast of $3.6 billion. Outdoor clothing retailer Kathmandu lost 47 cents, or more than 25 per cent, to $1.40 after flagging a first half loss following weaker-than-expected ...

Market wrap

AAP | TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014

... confident of lifting underlying earnings, despite a 53 per cent slide in its net profit due to restructuring costs. Adventure clothing retailer Kathmandu shed 12 cents to $2.75 after a 4.6 per cent slide in its net profit.

Market wrap

AAP | TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014

... cents to $33.30, Westpac up eight cents to $34.88 and National Australia Bank gaining 10 cents to $34.50. Struggling clothing maker Pacific Brands was up 0.5 cents to 57.5, despite posting a more than $224 million loss, after announcing it will sell ...

Market wrap

AAP | MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014

... Fortescue Metals had dropped seven cents to $4.48. US stocks finished higher on Friday as strong earnings from shoe and clothing maker Nike helped offset a profit warning from American chemical company DuPont. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up ...

Market wrap

AAP | TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014

... Making news, South African retailer Woolworths is making a $213 million takeover bid to buy the 12 per cent of Australian clothing chain Country Road it does not own. The move would involve buying businessman Solomon Lew's stake at a premium so he would ...

Market wrap

AAP | TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014

... $4.605. Several retailers had plunged, with Pacific Brands dropping 5.25 cents, or 9.4 per cent, to 50.75 cents after the clothing maker cut its annual earnings forecast. The Reject Shop dumped 91 cents, or 9.95 per cent, to $8.24 after also reducing ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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