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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Richmond caught on the ropes in sharemarket warehousing case

The credibility of the Richmond arguments against PPCS in the High Court at 
Christchurch were dealt a blow this week

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/f36ce2b3

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Annual report suggests weaker financial position for Fonterra

Fonterra Co-operative Group's financial position deteriorated in the last 
six months of its financial year

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/8a6d9a87

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Meridian prepares for giant hydro

Meridian Energy fired the latest salvo this week in a charm offensive aimed 
at reducing opposition to its $1.1 billion Project Aqua hydroelectric 
generation and irrigation scheme

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/0b17102d

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Company seeks $4.5m for electronic bus timetabler

Christchurch electronic engineering company Connexionz is seeking $4.5 
million in a public share float

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/120e16c1

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Virtual franchise plan brings powerful change to U-Bix

Leslie Preston's international network of fellow Stanford MBA graduates was 
a useful sounding board on her local consulting projects - that is, until 
she started trying to do something none of her blue-chip alumni had ever tried

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/43089568

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Amalgamated Dairies' trade finance operation expands

Amalgamated Dairies' purchase of S H Lock (NZ) ends several months of 
speculation and uncertainty for the trade financing and factoring firm

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/c721e712

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Wolf-whistle for pet food

Paul Collins is getting into dog tucker in a big way

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/e13ef7a9

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The O'Brien Column: Balancing debt, cashflows and the ability to repay

Telecom's decision to reduce debt substantially over the next two years was 
sensible, even if the potential reaction of credit agencies to the 
company's balance sheet structure forced the issue

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/c4936c48

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Arthur Barnett takeover offer shows the importance of nta

The takeover offer from Arthur Barnett's major shareholders for the 
Dunedin-based retailer put attention again on the appropriate relationship 
between earnings a share, net asset backing, share market price and the 
price offered in a bid

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/83a71a26

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Report Card: Fonterra sees the honeymoon end

Many annual reports struggle to communicate what it is about their business 
that makes it special

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/f6e6fc4f

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On the Money: Investors lose patience with US shares but it's a good time 
to buy

Fund flows out of US equity funds (mutual funds) hit $US18 billion in June, 
with worse expected for July and August, the Economist magazine reported 
last week

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/b8a20062

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Arthur Barnett bid falls short of company's latest asset backing

The $1.40 a share price revealed yesterday for a full takeover of Arthur 
Barnett shares by two of its directors is in the upper range of what was 
expected by brokers but still below the $1.80 net asset backing

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/65084ee7

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Media Watch: Both of CanWest's rival bidders would close TV4

The cliche goes that every cloud has a silver lining and perhaps it is true 
about the delay in passing legislation for a less commercial TVNZ

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/a0ed407d

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Reconditioned Fletcher Building delivers profit

Fletcher Building delivered a $93 million June-year net profit, slightly 
above market expectations and a massive turnaround on last year's performance

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/f23727b0

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GPG leads in forests battle

All eyes are on Sir Ronald Brierley's Guinness Peat Group following the 
defeat of Fletcher Forests' plan to buy the Central North Island Forests

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/f7e4a83b

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Ryman expects good result

Watch out for Ryman Healthcare's upcoming half-year result because it will 
be a cracker

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/b95211c0

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The week in review

Telecom cheered the market with a better-than-expected $670 million 
pre-abnormal net profit even as it posted a $188 million bottom-line loss, 
its first ever

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/a2b3344d

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Bubble, bubble as market grasps at Tranz Rail's trouble

Tranz Rail Holdings chief financial officer Wayne Collins must wake up 
every morning and think; "It can't get any worse."

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/9e53a56e

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


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