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New private capital expenditure falls 5.3% in March quarter

New private capital expenditure for the March quarter decreased 5.3 per cent to $13.20 billion...

Rivkin gets $30,000 fine, nine months periodic detention

Sydney stockbroker Rene Rivkin has today been sentenced to nine months periodic detention and fined $30,000 for insider trading...

Midday market wrap: More pain for AMP

AMP shares continued to defy the stronger overall sentiment, falling by $0.06 during the morning session to $4.81...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries rises, AMP falls

The All Ordinaries moved 24.80 points higher by lunch in the slipstream of strong overnight gains on Wall Street...

Dodd resigns from Macquarie Goodman Funds Management

Macquarie has announced the resignation of Dr Peter Dodd from the board of Macquarie Goodman Funds Management...

Stockland targets AMP Diversified Property Trust

Property development group Stockland has launched an unconditional takeover bid for AMP Diversified Property Trust...

Centro, Westfield request trading halts pending announcements

Listed property groups Centro Properties and Westfield Trust have both requested trading halts pending announcements to the market...

Tower announces half year loss of $136.95 million

Tower has announced a half year loss of NZ$154.4 million (A$136.95 million)...

Principal Group tipped to launch counter bid for POF: Analysts

The US-based Principal Group is the favourite among analysts to launch a counter bid for Principal Office Fund (POF) following Investa Property Group's $1.87 billion offer...

Wine critic pours out frustration at fund managers

Leading wine critic Jeremy Oliver has criticised the increasing role that share industry analysts and fund managers, with little hands-on wine industry experience, are taking...