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Babcock & Brown shares dive on fee flow fears

Babcock & Brown, the worst- performing stock on the MSCI Asia-Pacific Index, fell on concerns that credit market turmoil may cut proceeds from asset sales to reduce debt.
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Fairfax moves to unwind margin loan

THE Fairfax Media director John B. Fairfax has unwound a margin loan over 159 million of the publisher's shares, which was believed to have prompted short-sellers to target the stock over recent weeks.
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The Sydney Morning Herald AXA Asia Pacific gets new regional boss

AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd has appointed Michael Bishop, who headed Prudential Corporation Asia, to lead its Asian operations.
07/30/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald Westpac's issue of convertible shares...

Westpac's $600 million convertible preference share issue is the third from a major financial group in a month-and-a-half but it won't be the last.
06/18/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald ASX high at noon as Wall St soars

The Australian stock market was up at noon as News Corporation Ltd reported robust fourth-quarter and full-year results.
08/06/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald Orica to demerge consumer products

Orica Ltd plans to demerge its consumer products business into a separate company and raise up to $900 million through an entitlement offer.
07/21/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald Babcock plunges further

Babcock & Brown, Australia's second-largest investment bank, plunged further, falling almost a third in early trading.
06/13/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald Banks lead way as shares climb

The Australian sharemarket closed higher yesterday as Westpac's proposed takeover of St George enlivened the banking and financial services sector.
05/12/08
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Australian merchant bank Babcock and Brown faces lenders

Babcock & Brown Ltd., Australia's second-largest merchant bank that last week lost half its market value, is accelerating an examination of its listed funds as it faces its bankers over a potential review of its 2.8 billion Australian dollars (US$2.7 billion) corporate debt facility.
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Red Wings reward Babcock for winning Stanley Cup (AP)

AP - Mike Babcock's new contract allows the oldest of his three children to graduate from the same high school she's attending. And if all goes well with the Detroit Red Wings over the next three years, Babcock's younger two kids likely will get the same opportunity.
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The Sydney Morning Herald Qantas passenger revenues up 4.3%

Qantas says its May group passenger numbers increased by 3.9 per cent over the previous year.
07/22/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald Transurban tolls and fees pay off

Toll road operator Transurban Group has reported an increase in annual revenue from tolls and fees on its roads in Australia and the United States.
07/08/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald Qantas gets more passengers

Qantas says its passenger numbers in May increased by 3.9% over the previous year.
07/22/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald Crown reports $370.1m in profit

Casinos operator Crown Ltd says its Australian casinos have been trading satisfactorily since the start of the 2008/09 financial year.
08/20/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald Qantas profit up but outlook uncertain

Qantas expects a 41 per cent fall in profit this financial year as the airline faces the headwinds of rising fuel costs and a slowing global economy.
08/21/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald Wesfarmers expecting solid growth

Coles owner Wesfarmers has delivered a 33.6 per cent rise in annual profit and expects solid growth again this year despite a tougher economic environment.
08/21/08
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Transurban toll revenue jumps

Toll road operator Transurban has reported an increase in annual revenue from tolls and fees on its roads in Australia and the United States, helped by higher traffic volumes and toll increases.
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AXA Asia funds shrink by $10b

Axa Asia Pacific Holdings, a unit of Europe's second-biggest insurer, said funds under management fell 10% in the first quarter amid the decline in global financial markets.
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The Sydney Morning Herald Babcock's jig is up

The writedowns have begun, corporate finance has been axed, and a fire sale of assets is now on. Babcock's survival hinges on this.
08/21/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald Westpac expect 8% cash earnings growth

Westpac Banking Corporation says it is on track to deliver 2008 cash earnings growth of between six and eight per cent.
08/08/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald Westpac beats gloom

WESTPAC yesterday ruled out any need to ration lending in the global credit crisis, revealing that it had so far escaped the worst of the domestic economic slowdown.
08/08/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald Westpac's ray of light

Westpac has so far managed to avoid big problem credit exposures, and should it successfully swallow St George, will become Australia's biggest bank.
08/09/08
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Times Online - Business New profit warning as Woolworths...

Woolworths lurched deeper into crisis yesterday as it abandoned the planned sale of 2entertain, its DVD publishing business, and admitted that a recent collapse in sales meant...
07/30/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald WorleyParsons' billion-dollar solar plan

WorleyParsons is studying the construction of the world's biggest project producing power from the sun's heat, tapping incentives for renewable energy generation.
08/12/08
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