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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... first half results. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) bid to prevent Metcash Ltd's $215 million takeover of Franklins continues in the Federal Court. In further court action, Seven Group Holding Ltd's case against Ten Network ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... companies news, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) bid to prevent Metcash Ltd's $215 million takeover of Franklins continues in the Federal Court. The public examination into the collapse of financial services company Octaviar ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... Myer shares were up nine cents, or 2.9 per cent, to $3.19. New Zealand's Fletcher Building Ltd declared its $700 million takeover offer for plumbing and building supplies firm Crane Group Ltd unconditional and waived the 90 per cent minimum acceptance ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... - Europe's main stock markets dipped on Wednesday as rising oil prices trumped regional company activity, including a takeover and annual earnings. London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares shed 0.63 per cent to 5,937.3 points, while in Paris the CAC ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... reported "verbal discussions" had taken place between its majority owner, Liberty Global Inc, and Foxtel over a possible takeover bid for the regional pay-tv operator. The most traded stock by volume at 1215 AEDT was Empire Oil and Gas, with 155.11 million ...

Swan approves AMP/AXA merger

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
Deputy prime minister and Treasurer, Wayne Swan, has approved of the proposed takeover of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings by AMP. Swan said he was satisfied the AMP acquisition of AXA APH was is in the national interest. The approval is, however, subject ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
The Australian stock market opened lower after world equity markets slumped as investors worried about higher oil prices due to violent unrest in Libya. At 1015 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 23.5 points, or 0.49 per cent, at 4822.4 ...

GFC hangover hits Perpetual profit

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... crisis hit and savagely changed expected business conditions. Having to spend $3 million responding to the private-equity takeover proposal from corporate raider Kohlberg Kravis Roberts also dented profits, noted Perpetual. The one-off costs are not ...

Deutsche bourse and NYSE to merge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011

Grass greener for local bourse without SGX

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... of the deal, called the concessions announced by the executives behind the SGX-ASX deal as mere "window dressing" to a takeover that could prove disastrous not just for ASX shareholders but the Australian financial services market. "This does not change ...