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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... market was marginally stronger at noon, driven by gains in energy and mining stocks amid heightened takeover activity in the coal sector. At 1205 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 6.9 points, or 0.14 per cent, at 4,944.8 points, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... corporate activity," Mr Spiteri said. "That may be a trend which is going to remain in place in the short-term." Macarthur Coal was up 65 cents, or 4.63 per cent, at $14.70 a day after it received a $3.3 billion takeover bid from US-based Peabody Energy. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... quite amazing, Arrow's share price has almost doubled in the space of a month, so that just shows you the interest in its coal seam methane prospects," Mr Heffernan said.

Senate showdown looms on Clearing House legislation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
Coalition calls for major amendments to the Government's legislation to authorise the Medicare monopoly on Approved Superannuation Clearing Houses is setting up another Senate showdown."The Coalition needs to indicate today that they will allow this ...

AUSCOAL tags health fund and credit union

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... Super was established as a result of the merger between the Coalsuper Retirement Income Fund (COALSUPER) and the Queensland Coal and Oil Shale Mining Industry Superannuation Fund (QCOS).

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... share market was almost one per cent higher at noon, led by the major resources stocks, as BHP Billiton secured a coking coal contract and Arrow Energy received a takeover offer. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 42.2 points, or 0.89 ...

Military Super reforms under senate scrutiny

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
The senate is holding an inquiry into military and civilian superannuation reforms proposed by the Federal Government - including the management merger of civilian and military schemes. The shadow minister for veterans' affairs, Louise Markus, and the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... AEDT, global miner BHP Billiton had reversed 91 cents at $41.20, and Rio Tinto had backtracked $2.15 at $70.60. Macarthur Coal was off 14 cents at $10.26 after it posted a 63 per cent drop in first half net profit but said demand was improving. Oil and ...

FuturePlus operations head in shock exit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
... steadily growing its portfolio in this field. By contrast, EISS, by its very membership base being mainly in the traditional coal industries, stand to contradict itself if it starts backing renewable energy investments in a big way. It doesn't help that ...

Hartsuyker takes aim at govt reviews

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
Luke Hartsuyker, shadow minister for financial services, superannuation, corporate law and consumer affairs, said the Government has failed to encourage Australians to invest in superannuation by creating an uncertain regulatory environment. Speaking ...