Daily FNArena News - Australia

CSR has weathered FY13, just. Brokers like the low debt levels but find the company hamstrung by soft housing. Then there’s Viridian.

UGL has run into a perfect storm of downgrades, delays and losses. Brokers find it hard to get excited, even with a potential break up in the wind.

Most All-Weather Stocks continue to outperform the broader market, despite the lack of high yielding dividends.

A wrap of the day’s activity on the Australian stock market.

The Australian government’s 2013 Budget held few surprises for the stock market. What it did not provide for was any transition from the mining boom.

Stockland is tightening its focus to retail commercial property and residential communities. Brokers look at how this will be managed.

A wrap of the day’s activity on the Australian stock market.

Mirvac has added seven office assets to its portfolio. Are they good buys? Brokers believe time will tell.

A number of brokers have taken a look at Infrastructure and Utilities stocks over the past few weeks in a move to guide their customers to yield.

Yield-hungry shareholders are angry at Rio for not providing hand-outs, but management insists a pared back growth strategy is the right path for now.