Forum Archive Index - April 2001

["Ben Dutton" <bendutton@sharechat.co.nz>]

Hi everyone, here's the summary of the ShareChat News from yesterday.

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Yesterday's ShareChat News:

The Investor Column: Why Shares Are Like Sugar

Sometimes it helps to remember that investments are governed by the same
economic laws as everything else.

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/20010421-investorcolumn.shtml

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Weekly Diary: Friday 20th April 2001

A summary of dividend dates, company meetings, and other important
information on NZSE listed companies

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/20010420-weeklydiary.shtml

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Rural confidence treads water

Confidence in New Zealand's rural sector remains high although it's being
tempered by the slowdown in the local economy and the economies of the
country's main export markets.

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/20010420-NZECOruralconfQ101.shtml

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NZ market takes a bow

New Zealand shares have been rated the best performing asset class for the
first three months of the year according to AMP Global Henderson Investor's.

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/20010420-NZMKTampfundsQ101.shtml

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Furrowed brows at Affco

Meat processor Affco is blaming a variety of factors, including the weather,
as it warns of lower than expected profits for the first half of its
financial year.

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/20010420-AFFhywarning.shtml

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Carter Holt dividend declared

Forest products company Carter Holt Harvey has declared a dividend of 3
cents per share following its latest annual result.

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/20010420-CAHdivfy01.shtml

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A selection of articles from this week's NBR are online now.

Montana tapes handed over
Lion Nathan's broker, Credit Suisse First Boston, has handed over to the
committee of inquiry tapes and transcripts of conversations between its
dealers and institutional shareholders in Montana
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20010420-02-news.shtml

Healthcare, retirement home specialists watch shares slide
It is a paradox that companies operating in the growth market of healthcare
and retirement villages/homes have seen their share prices erode steadily
in the past year
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20010420-05-money.shtml

Merger mania: the return of the private client?
The last few months have seen the emergence of "super-brokers" with hordes
of client advisers and national reach
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20010420-07-features.shtml

New Capital Market 'resting'
After an initial wave of listings the New Capital Market is becalmed but
brokers expect more activity when economic activity improves
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20010420-08-features.shtml

Kiwi and Australian brokers' online offerings
Most regional online brokerages do little to promote themselves to general
online audiences, opting instead to promote themselves only within
pre-existing financial community channels
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20010420-09-features.shtml

Ansett's UK-based fall guy dodges plane safety critics
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20010420-01-frontpage.shtml

Meridian in $21m dispute claim
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20010420-03-news.shtml

Directors not indemnified for breaches
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20010420-04-news.shtml

The O'Brien Column: NTA not the beginning and end of measuring takeover
prospects
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20010420-06-money.shtml

Shares Online: e-Brokering eVolution
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20010420-10-features.shtml

The Shoeshine Column: Carter Holt Harvey's big shopping trip
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20010420-11-money.shtml

Ansett plays blame game in hunt for scapegoat
http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/nbr/20010420-12-news.shtml

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Best Regards

The ShareChat Team


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