Forum Archive Index - August 2002

[Will Bryant <will@sharechat.co.nz>]

Hi everyone, a selection of articles from this week's NBR are online 
now.  This week:

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Sour grapes prompts Xylem outburst

Xylem Investments, the US fund trying to derail Fletcher Challenge Forests' 
Kaingaroa buy, itself wanted to be part of the deal - at the same price 
Fletcher proposes to pay

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/91c96338

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Family feud lurks behind Rio sale to Coca-Cola

The son who tried to buy his father's shares in the family company for 
$250,000 when they were worth $790,000 has now sold the same shares for 
nearly 10 times the amount

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/a1ca2552

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Elders Finance 'tidies' the books

Finance company Elders Finance has issued more shares in what parent 
company Hanover Group's managing director, Kerry Finnigan, describes as a 
tidying up of its balance sheet

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/34bfa265

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Investors in CBD take a beating

Investors in Auckland University's Railway Campus have seen their 
investments slashed after recent auction sales failed to reach even reserve 
prices

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/ea992be4

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Stockmarket bottom-feeders keep opportunistic eye out for recovery

Panic in world stockmarkets has been interspersed with strong rallies

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/e6789c4c

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Energy software trailblazer takes second run at entrepreneur prize

Peace Software founder Brian Peace is having a second go at winning the 
Ernst &Young Entrepreneur of the Year award

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/82a1ac79

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HP takes to downhill skiing in wake of merger with Compaq

Hewlett-Packard managing director Russell Hewitt doesn't beat around the bush

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/e84aa047

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Investors may welcome higher power prices

Electricity generating and distribution companies' share price gains did 
not match the operators' off-market action over the past six months

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/25178f7d

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The O'Brien Column: Greens would be foolish to push their luck on 
revolutionary policy

Much of the post-election comment from senior business and investment 
people seemed to gratuitously ignore the comment embodied in Saturday's result

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/18000d46

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Demands on public health drive insurance rises

New Zealand and its health financing system must deal with two fundamental 
and growing pressures, according to a report to the Health Funds 
Association (HFanz) from the Institute of Economic Research

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/538821e9

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Corporate operators lead medical market of 1.37 million Kiwis

Members of the Health Funds Association can be divided broadly into mutual 
groups, friendly societies, union and occupation-based operations, and 
companies

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/8bd1593e

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Report Card: Mainfreight stakes audacious claim to conquer the world

Last year, logistics group Mainfreight's annual report boldly stated: "The 
next 12 months should see Mainfreight start to reap the benefits from the 
investments of the last few years

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/4cce5f57

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Farmers benefit from fertiliser boom

The two big fertiliser companies made massive profits in the past financial 
year, and have returned the greater portion to farmer customers

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/164d8ca2

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Tower tops June quarter managed fund performances

Tower Asset Management again achieved the best performance for a quarter, 
with a return of -2

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/9cc9cbc9

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Rocky road

Finance minister Michael Cullen can be forgiven for experiencing a sense of 
deja vu

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/48b34b4d

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Will Bryant                                 ShareChat technical manager
will@sharechat.co.nz                        http://www.sharechat.co.nz/


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