Stockland is looking to raise $400 million through an institutional placement to reduce debt and expand its retail development program.
Exposure appeals as recession looms
With Australia possibly on the verge of a recession, what stocks are the ones to choose?
Boart axes 1000 jobs as downturn hits
Drilling services provider Boart Longyear has become the latest mining contractor to deliver a grim profit update, warning the slowdown in the resources sector has led to a significant drop in demand.
Share ownership lowest since 2000
The number of Australians directly owning shares fell to the lowest level in more than a decade as the global finance crisis has sapped investor confidence and crimped returns.
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Tinkler mansion put up for sale
Angel investors at the table
This is what happened when ten top start-ups competed to take their pitch to cashed-up Asian investors.
AGL fined $1.5m for door-knocking lies
A door-to-door salesman spruiking AGL's electricity and gas services in Melbourne in late 2011 has cost the energy giant $1.55 million in penalties for lying to consumers.
Wine sales to Britain break billion-pound mark
Australia extends its lead over Italy as Britain's favourite imported wine.
Industry calls for tax on super lump sums
The superannuation industry's peak body wants a 15 per cent tax applied to lump sum superannuation withdrawals, rising to 30 per cent for withdrawals over a certain, yet to be defined, limit.

