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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... Smith would step down. Boral's shares were up 6.5 cents at $6.085 after the building products maker announced a share buyback, worth around $236 million. Bank stocks were mixed, with the Commonwealth Bank 20 cents lower at $93.21 and National Australia ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street. At 0820 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 12 points at 5,827. In local economic news on Tuesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... Entertainment added 21.5 cents or 11.6 per cent to $2.07 after tripling its first half profit and announced a $150 million share buyback. Ramsay Health Care added $1.61, or 2.5 per cent, to $65.71 after the private hospital and medical centre operator ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... investors are piling in, in fear of missing out," Mr McCarthy said. Rio Tinto announced late on Thursday a $US2 billion share buyback and big increase in dividends after lifting net profit 78 per cent to $US6.5 billion The mining giant's shares were ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... share, to $US2.18. Both measures handily beat forecasts, and the company further stirred buyers with a $US5 billion share buyback plan. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets have closed up, lifted by the European Central Bank's announcement that it would ...

Morningstar launches stewardship ratings in Australia

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... specific factors such as financial leverage, investment strategy, investment timing and valuation, dividend and share buyback policies, execution, compensation, related party transactions, and accounting practices. "The stewardship rating enables Australian ...

Dealer group Infocus buys MLC shares, becomes independent

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... independently owned. Bucking rumours that the group was looking for an institutional parent, Infocus has completed a share buyback, taking the remaining 25% stake from National Australia Bank's wealth division. It will now focus on acquiring more financial ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013
... Co. jumped 2.4 per cent after chief financial officer Jay Rasulo said that the entertainment giant plans a huge share buyback in 2014 that could amount to as much as $US8 billion. Women's sport apparel chain Lululemon Athletica dropped 5.4 per cent after ...

CFS FirstWrap enhances corporate actions feature

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
Colonial First State (CFS) will be adding new functionality features to its FirstWrap platform in May. The corporate actions capability will be enhanced to allow advisers to automatically handle how their clients respond to announcements such as rights ...

State Street profits up 23% on Lehman wind up

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... State Street Global Advisors and a strong pipeline." During the third quarter State Street completed a $480 million share buyback program. Hooley commented: "We look forward to integrating the recently closed acquisition of the Goldman Sachs Administration ...