Forum Archive Index - June 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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Worldcom scandal haunts Kiwi markets

Further economic bad news is looming as the country moves into next month's 
general election

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/82d4ab06

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Symphony listing?

Property developer Symphony Group is understood to be planning to list on 
the Stock Exchange

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/ddd931d3

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Medical clinics regroup after chain fails

The fragmented medical clinic market regrouped yesterday after the 
collapsed Medi-Plus chain changed hands to a new buyer with mystery backers.

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/141e0e61

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McLaughlin paints bright future as Baycorp's share price falls

Baycorp Advantage's Keith McLaughlin is choosing his words carefully these days

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/ed6ac65c

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Holt is now Form in high-tech development

One of this country's oldest plastic moulding companies, Alfred Holt, has 
opened a new factory in North Harbour to specialise in the high-tech end of 
the plastics market

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/dace9ba4

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Warehouse rummages in Australia's bargain bin

The Warehouse has entered the Australian retail market at one of the worst 
possible times. While Australians continue to support the country's 4% 
economic growth with their credit cards and interest-free loans, retail 
competition is cut throat

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/108fc8d4

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Unglamorous but profitable commercial cleaning franchise looks for investors

Franchising company Crest Licensing Systems boasts its business model, 
which smooths cashflow to franchisees by paying them fortnightly, makes it 
more attractive than other franchising investments.

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/fba19aba

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Anderton 'saved' Solid Energy from privatisation

A proposal to privatise Solid Energy was killed by Deputy Prime Minister 
Jim Anderton and his Alliance Party soon after Labour came to power

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/9de89b1c

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Wilson Neill failure tops $15m

The receivers of Wilson Neill and its six subsidiaries have so far 
identified debts of more than $15 million.

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/14595191

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Monteith's to launch beer with a punch

Monteith's Brewing Company has launched a new German-style beer for winter 
that packs a massive punch at 7% alcohol

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/44705dea

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Transport sector trucks along though Tranz Rail slows down

Share prices of two of the three listed transport companies outperformed 
the NZSE 40 capital index over the past year

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/c3b9d0cf

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Report Card: Zespri Group mostly delivers what growers really need to know

New Zealand's sharemarket is unusual in that most of the nation's largest 
and most successful enterprises are not listed

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/3b188071

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Tower gives up on 'desaparecido' shareholders

Tower Safe Trust, formed on Tower Ltd's demutualisation to hold shares 
allocated to policyholders who could not be traced, will be wound up on July 5.

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/3a00f4fd

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On the Money: US catches a serious cold and global markets sneeze in tune

The US sharemarket has failed to fire despite some evidence that the 
economy is picking up speed

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/454a421c

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Macquarie CountyWide Trust eyes supermarket opportunities

Macquarie CountyWide Trust is anticipating further sales growth and 
opportunities for more acquisitions following the convoluted $690 million 
takeover of Woolworth's by Foodland Associated (FAL).

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/0497cac8

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Exit raises queries over Waltus' investment

Legal and accounting firm KPMG's plans to move from the KPMG Centre to 
Auckland's waterfront raises questions about the future of the syndicate 
that owns the building.

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/8cfb2f9f

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Symphony hunts fund management contract

Symphony Group plans to throw its hat into the property funds management ring.

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/35e4255f

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Eastgate shapes up for NAP

Listed National Property Trust's redevelopment of Eastgate Shopping Centre 
is creating one of the largest malls in the country and the largest in 
Christchurch.

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/e5438ccb

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Somers-Edgar pushes up bond repayment by 1c

Bondholders in the Park Tce Property Bonds are receiving an initial payment 
of 51c in the dollar as the result of a special deal to buy 45 unsold 
apartments in the troubled 102-unit Christchurch development.

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/dbd39b4f

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McDonald's slips post-fast-food eatery into Sydney

As the fast-food market reaches saturation point in the US, McDonald's and 
its rivals are turning to a new dining format dubbed fast casual to ensure 
future corporate growth.

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/6e20b2e0

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IT Capital wanders lonely as a cloud ...

IT Capital chief executive David McKee Wright bears the same name as a 
noted New Zealand poet of bygone days

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/f8c859b1

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


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