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SWIFT overhauls proxy voting

... been accepted or counted. The issue hit the headlines recently after private equity group Archer Capital's successful takeover of Rebel Sport, despite three fund managers with a total 24 per cent of the stock voting against the deal. "One of the major ...

Take governance seriously or lose investor support

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
... remuneration package, what chance do they have of standing up to the management if they propose an outrageous merger or takeover?" asked Lawrence.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2007
... lost 23.83 points to 2,637.13. Locally, the big miners were weaker. BHP Billiton had lost 38 cents, to $42.82, and its takeover target, Rio Tinto, had fallen $4.08 to $142.82. Stock Move Price AMP +0.130 10.250 ANZ Bank -0.280 27.570 BHPBilton -0.370 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
... Tattersall's Ltd has its AGM, while Symbion Health Ltd and Healthscope hold scheme meetings to vote on a Symbion/Healthscope takeover. In the resources sector, Beaconsfield Gold Ltd has its AGM in Tasmania, and Murchison Metals Ltd, Territory Resources ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
... points to 2,662.91. Locally, the big miners were stronger. BHP Billiton was up 89 cents to $42.19 at 1205 AEDT, while its takeover target Rio Tinto had gained $3.84 to $138.84.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2007
... Heffernan said. "BHP will be a pretty upbeat annual general meeting today. They'll keep their powder dry on the Rio Tinto takeover," he predicted. "But if you look at where the BHP price will be in a year, they'll leave a price like $41 in the dust ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
... Land singled out the big banks and the big end of the resources sector as the major drivers behind the market today. Takeover fever added weight to mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton. Rio was up $4.69, or 3.57 per cent, to $135.90, while suitor ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
... in the US. The resource sector also weakened as commodity prices fell in overnight trade and investors took profits on takeover target Rio Tinto. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped 66.7 points, or 1.02 per cent, to 6461.9, while the All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2007
... BHP was down 12 cents to $42.08. Rio announced overnight it has now acquired all of the common shares of its Canadian takeover target Alcan Inc, by exercising its rights under the compulsory acquisition provisions of the Canada Business Corporations ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... $44.41, ANZ put on 26 cents to $28.64 and Westpac added 29 cents to $28.64. Shares in the big miners were mixed, with takeover target Rio Tinto coming down from earlier peaks for the second day in a row. By 1203 AEDT, Rio had lost seven cents to $138.93 ...