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Milton and Choiseul to merge

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
The proposed merger of Milton Corporation Limited and Choiseul Investments Limited would create an investment company with $2 billion in assets and more than 18,000 shareholders. Under the deal, Choiseul shareholders will receive a fully franked special ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... Banking Corporation issues its August trading update. On Friday, the Australian stock market closed firmly in the red after company profit results failed to impress investors on the eve of the federal election and amid heightened concerns about the US ...

Legg Mason Permal Global Absolute Trust earns high rating

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... and promise. "Japan is a key active equity market for us right now. We don't believe the market has rewarded the strong company profits, so about 7 per cent of the fund is invested in this market to capture the expected resurgence," he said. The fund ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... Palmer, speaks at an AMCHAM Internode Business Luncheon. On Thursday, the Australian stock market closed flat amid mixed company earnings reports and concern over BHP Billiton's credit rating in light of its takeover offer for Canada's PotashCorp. The ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
The Australian stock market was flat at noon after company profit results failed to inspire many investors. At 1200 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.3 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 4,470.6 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

452 Capital mandates at risk

RUTH LIEW AND JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... spokesperson for Colonial First State Investments Limited, which is understood to have significant exposure to 452, said that the company was considering the options available to it to ensure any actions taken were in the best interests of its investors. ...

RIAA unveils investment academy

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
The Responsible Investment Academy will launch its first suite of programs at the seventh international responsible investment conference in Sydney next month. The Responsible Investment Academy, backed by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia ...

AMP books 4.4pc rise in profits, AUM stable

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... million, up 4.4 per cent compared to last time, buoyed by stable earnings from its insurance and wealth management arms. The company declared an interim dividend of 15 cents per share, 60 per cent franked, representing a payout ratio of 81 per cent. ...

Fictional fact

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... financial signals continue to give conflicting messages. For instance, try reconciling better-than-expected and rising company profitability with a weak labour market. Try reconciling the Fed's recent QE2 with Europe's severe fiscal austerity programs. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... mining giant BHP Billiton were weighing the market down. BHP shares were down $1.38, or 3.43 per cent, at $38.82, after the company confirmed on Wednesday it had made an offer for Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc, the world's biggest fertiliser maker. ...