Bank reporting season round-up
A raft of impressive results from the sector can't disguise the one major problem with the stocks within it - the expensive price tags.
Steady hands needed on RAMS
Credit markets continue to deteriorate and the press reporting of the latest announcement is causing all sorts of panic. Meanwhile, the opportunity is better than ever.
BOQ boss picks a strange time to sell
Share sales by Bank of Queensland’s boss, while the company is busy making acquisitions, might have livened up recent boardroom discussions.
Platinum Asset tarnished but still precious
Here’s a $3bn company with a first-rate business and excellent management - just the way we like. So why is it so cheap?
Timbercorp positioned for the food squeeze
Timbercorp wants to get into the funds management business. It could be a great move but at these prices, we should do just fine even if it isn't.
Macquarie - what price a bargain?
We’ve had tremendous success with this stock in the past and the current price seems attractive. But how do the rewards stack up against the risks?
BHP goes to Rio
There's been speculation about this mammoth merger for some time, so the actual announcement was something of an anti-climax. But don't underestimate the scale of what BHP Billiton is trying to do.
The BT float - Westpac and stags to cash in?
A slick prospectus, a brand name fund manager and an apparently reasonable price. Seems like a great deal, right? Well, no actually, although a tasty stag profit seems likely.
Flight Centre's love of Liberty
For some time Flight Centre has been looking at a large US acquisition. Now it's been announced, it seems to stack up, without any 'synergies' mumbo jumbo.
It's hip to be squared says Servcorp
Servcorp's core business is performing brilliantly and we're getting the potential from a new venture thrown in for free. But don't discount the risks.
Busy times at Roc Oil
There's been action aplenty at Roc Oil over the past few months with new discoveries, non-discoveries and director trades.
Telstra and the uPOD principle
Everything is going to plan for Sol Trujillo and Australia's largest telco. A little too close to plan for our liking.
Commonwealth's sturdy ship in uncertain seas
At the annual meeting it was evident that the bank's approach to growth is quite different to that of ANZ, and far more reassuring.
Three abreast on the growth stock highway: Part 2
In this, the second in our series on a select group of small growth stocks, we look at three more companies that are going places.
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