A PRE-EMPTIVE strike by the competition watchdog has put a potential kink in
the $2 billion float plans for the share registry group Link Market Services
and the profit ambitions of its stockbroker, Austock. The Australian
Competition and Consumer Commission indicated it planned to
THE gaming giant Tabcorp's lacklustre profit result, including a slide in
revenues from its Victorian poker machines, does not bode well for its rival,
Tatts Group, which reports later this month. Tabcorp yesterday posted a profit
of $258 million in the first half, down 2 per cent on last
Tabcorp yesterday posted a profit of $258 million in the first half, down 2 per
cent on last year. Revenues generated by the company’s Victorian poker machine
business in the past three months were down 4 per cent to $542 million due to
the withdrawal of the Government’s stimulus payments and
