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Playing chicken with tyres

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
... quick before it spirals into a world trade war. For instance, the tariff would also impact on Malaysia's rubber industry - a major export earner. And seeing the White House acquiesced to the demands of the steelworkers union, what's stopping US footwear ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... actually started on September 12 then gone through to the end of September - so this is the key week to watch. Among the major banks, ANZ Banking Group declined 49 cents, or 2.16 per cent, to $22.19 and National Australia Bank dropped 63 cents, or 2.17 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... Australian share market is expected to open flat on Monday, led by losses on Wall Street and after a week of strong gains in most major markets. The Gold miners may gain after the price of the precious metal jumped while energy stocks may slump after ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
... Santos 22 cents higher, or 1.41 per cent, at $15.87 and Woodside Petroleum added 42 cents, or 0.87 per cent, to $48.82. Major gold stocks rallied, with Lihir adding four cents, or 1.34 per cent, to $3.03 and Newcrest Mining increasing 49 cents, or 1.46 ...

Companies get proactive on corp governance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
Perennial Value Management's investment clout and the industry's growing focus on executive remuneration are prompting listed company chairmen to become more proactive in explaining their corporate governance policies. John Murray, managing director ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
... are just profit taking," he said. ANZ Banking Group declined 21 cents, or 0.95 per cent, to $21.99 while the other three major banks rose. National Australia Bank added 13 cents, or 0.45 per cent, to $28.78, Westpac advanced 22 cents, or 0.91 per cent ...

FTSE and ASFA set after-tax world alight

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
Index provider FTSE and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) have created a series of indices that will, for the first time, compare fund manager performance on an after-tax basis, following calls from super fund trustees that ...

Westpac moves to wholly own Ascalon

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
Westpac Group has bought Kaplan Equity's 50 per cent stake in Ascalon Capital Managers to wholly own the boutique incubator. Westpac Group said it had reached an in-principle agreement with Kaplan Equity in a transaction that is expected to be completed ...

Depends on the data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
You know Australia is back to normal when "they will, they won't" speculation on interest rates returns a major sport. This is usually accompanied by "they will earlier, they will later" betting with every economic data release providing evidence for ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
... that includes financials." he said. "There's some cautious activity, there isn't any real chasing of these sectors." The major banks were mixed, with ANZ up eight cents to $22.03, National Australia Bank adding 29 cents to $28.63, Westpac edged three ...