Forum Archive Index - March 2003

["The ShareChat Team" <info@sharechat.co.nz>]

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

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Vertex found guilty of misleading prospectus, directors innocent

The Securities Commission has found that an initial public offering by Vertex 
Group Holdings last July was likely to mislead investors because it did not 
properly outline the risks involved

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/0551ec34

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Securities Commission bans ads from First Foundation

The Securities Commission has banned advertisements for debt securities from 
First Foundation Developments Ltd, believing they are illegal

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/4d983727

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PPCS 'hasn't got Richmond yet'

South Island meat company PPCS was leading Richmond shareholders to believe it 
had won the takeover bid for Richmond Ltd, but the battle was far from over, a 
spokesman for concerned shareholders, John Foster, said today

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/1f922109

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NZ farmers would share in NZ$74 billion trade bonanza - Danes

New Zealand would share about $US40 billion ($NZ74 billion) annually if wealthy 
northern hemisphere Governments reduce export subsidies for agriculture

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/98612d3a

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Rose-tinted retail-land - is it overcooked?

New Zealand retailers are ringing up profits that would make their offshore 
counterparts weep

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/bce8b8a8

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Perry to appeal court order to forfeit, sell Rubicon shares

United States hedge fund Perry Corp will appeal a High Court order that it 
forfeit 12 million shares in Rubicon and sell a further 24 million shares

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/ed2113b7

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Clothing retailer posts first half profit in line with 2001/02

Clothing retailer Hallenstein Glasson posted an almost unchanged interim net 
profit of $5.82 million for the six months ended February

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/a19d5127


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The ShareChat Team

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