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Roger Balch

Roger Balch

is a contributor for Morningstar Australia. 

InvoCare downgraded by analysts
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InvoCare downgraded by analysts
Morningstar analysts downgrade funeral services stock after mild winter and benign flu season dampen InvoCare earnings.
Generous offer for Navitas gets high marks
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Generous offer for Navitas gets high marks
Hot on the heels of the KKR offer for accounting software play MYOB earlier this week, the BGH Consortium has lobbed a bid for education provider...
CBA well placed to weather internal, external headwinds
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CBA well placed to weather internal, external headwinds
Australia's largest lender Commonwealth Bank of Australia has retained its fair value estimate of $83 despite industry headwinds and management...
Commitment to growth boosts Xero's fair value
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Commitment to growth boosts Xero's fair value
Morningstar has increased its fair value estimate for narrow-moat rated cloud accounting software company Xero by 6 per cent to $25.50 on the back of...
a2 Milk cracks Morningstar best ideas
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a2 Milk cracks Morningstar best ideas
New Zealand infant milk formula company The A2 Milk Co has joined Murata Manufacturing Co and Blackrock Inc as new entrants in Morningstar’s...
Risk-on trade drives US bond yields to 7-year high
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Risk-on trade drives US bond yields to 7-year high
Investor interest in US bonds ignited on Wednesday on the back of the increased appetite for riskier assets sparked by an expected decline in the US...
AMP faces triple threat from banking probe
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AMP faces triple threat from banking probe
Fallout from the banking royal commission has prompted a further downgrade in Morningstar's fair value estimate for narrow-moat insurance giant AMP...
Regulatory crackdown and credit squeeze on CBA horizon
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Regulatory crackdown and credit squeeze on CBA horizon
The harsh headwinds of the royal commission could damage the longer-term outlook for wide-moat major banks such as CBA, says Morningstar. 
Santos swings to half-yearly profit and restarts dividends
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Santos swings to half-yearly profit and restarts dividends
Oil and gas producer Santos reported net profit of US$ 104 million for the first half of fiscal 2018, a welcome reversal of its US$ 506 million net...
Nine profit up 27pc ahead of Fairfax merger
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Nine profit up 27pc ahead of Fairfax merger
Nine Entertainment profit is up 27% as it prepares for a merger with newspaper publisher Fairfax Media. The media company has...
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