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St George and Westpac to merge

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... $72 billion and 16.7 per cent market share. Adding the St.George wealth platforms would propel a Westpac/St.George conglomerate to number one with $86 billion and 20.1 per cent of the market. "From an adviser group point of view, a merger in this area ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... Seng Index closed up 0.30 per cent, or 78.18 points, at 26,262.13, led by a 3.32 per cent gain in ports-to-telecoms conglomerate Hutchison and a 1.41 per cent rise in China Mobile. WELLINGTON - The sharemarket ended down 0.8 per cent today, giving up ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
... or 2.61 per cent, at 2,290.24. LONDON - Britain's top share index fell for the fourth straight session, after US conglomerate General Electric posted weaker quarterly results, adding to recession fears. The FTSE 100 closed down 69.6 points at 5,895.5 ...

New additions to Austock team

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
Listed financial services firm Austock Group has recruited two new members to boost its equity team within its investment management division, Austock Asset Management. Stuart Larke, a former director and research analyst for Goldman Sachs JB Were has ...

Olympus and Contango explore India

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... has risen from 94.3c to $1.47 by the end of last year. Olympus also possesses ties with Indian financial services conglomerate Kotak Mahindra, and together with Kotak plans to pave the way for Australian investors interested in capitalising on investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
... Blue chips rose, led by China Mobile, while strong momentum swept up underplayed issues like mainland lenders and conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa. The benchmark Hang Seng Index lifted 146.49 points to 25,701.13. WELLINGTON - The sharemarket rose slightly ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2007
... were those most sensitive to a potential downturn in the economy, such as oil producer Exxon Mobil and industrial conglomerate Caterpillar. The Dow Jones industrial average declined 15.69 points, or 0.12 per cent, to 12,845.78. But the Standard & Poor's ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007
... streaks since late 2003. Shares of General Electric Co notched their biggest gain in three weeks on news that the conglomerate was close to selling its plastics unit for almost $US11 billion. In other takeover news, Microsoft Corp said it would buy internet ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2007
... points. TOKYO - The Nikkei average edged up 0.09 per cent as shares of Hitachi Ltd rebounded after the electronics conglomerate said it would return to profit this year, offsetting losses in Kajima Corp and other construction shares. The Nikkei was up ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2007
... property developers extended their gains and Hutchison Whampoa jumped in heavy trade as investors bid up the underplayed conglomerate. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed up 133.52 points to end at 20,563.68. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket ...