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Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2004
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a poor performance in the US on Friday sets the tone for a slow start to the domestic market. Still, with the annual general meeting season in full swing, stock-specific news could provide a ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2004
The Australian stock market is likely to open slightly weaker but could move back into positive territory over the course of the day as investor focus remains firmly fixed on the local reporting season. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September ...

New appointments at the FPA

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) announced Andrew Miles has been appointed to a new role of general manager, finance and administration at the FPA effective from 1 July. Miles, a chartered accounted formerly with BCA IT and Foster's Group, will ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2004
The Australian market is likely to open slightly firmer, although it could slip into the red over the course of the day as weaker oil, gold and base metal prices impact resource stocks. US markets nudged ahead overnight as other offshore stockmarkets ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2004
The Australian sharemarket is expected to continue to gain ground, following a strong lead from offshore markets overnight. All three United States indices rose by more than one per cent overnight and this, coupled with solid gains from European stock ...

Invest Victoria to lure investment to state

The Victorian Minister for the Financial Services Industry Tim Holding has announced the launch of a new state government body that will consolidate all current investment activity under one umbrella, and market Victoria as an attractive location for ...

Southcorp dumped from S&P/ASX 50, Tempo dumped form ASX 200

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2004
Wine group Southcorp Ltd will be dumped from the S&P/ASX 50 index and Tempo Services Ltd will be dropped from the S&P/ASX 200, Standard & Poor's said today. Also ditched from the S&P/ASX 200, the Australian share market's benchmark index, will be Amalgamated ...

Australian United Investment reports profit jump

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
Australian United Investment Company said dividends received through participation in share buy back schemes had contributed to a significant rise in first half net profit for 2003-2004. The equities investment group said revenue for the half year to ...

Ex-AMP man to head Invest Victoria

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2004
Former AMP China representative Ben Foskett has been named chief executive of Victoria\'s new investment attraction agency Invest Victoria. Victorian Minister for State and Regional Development John Brumby said Foskett\'s business experience in Asia ...

ATO draft ruling casts doubt on buyback structure

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2004
Capital loss benefits for shareholders involved in share buybacks could be reduced following a draft ruling from the Australian Tax Office. The Australian Financial Review reported the ATO's draft determination, released yesterday, raised concerns that ...