Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF

VAS

VAS.AX was created on 2009-05-04 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF seeks to track the return of the S&P/ASX 300 Index before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

Altech Batteries Ltd

ATC

Altech Batteries Ltd. is a specialty battery technology company, which engages in commercializing a solid-state sodium alumina battery production facility and developing battery materials for a Lithium-ion battery. The company is headquartered in Subiaco, Western Australia and currently employs 24 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2010-01-27. The firm has a joint venture agreement with the German battery institute Fraunhofer IKTS (IKTS) to commercialize the CERENERGY Sodium Chloride Solid State (SCSS) Battery. Its segments include Silumina Anodes, CERENERGY, High Purity Alumina (HPA), and Corporate. The Silumina Anodes project involves coating silicon with a nanometre layer of high-purity alumina, for inclusion in lithium battery anodes to increase lithium battery capacity. CERENERGY batteries are the game-changing alternative to lithium-ion batteries. CERENERGY batteries are fire and explosion-proof; have a life span of more than 15 years, and operate in extreme cold and desert climates. The battery technology uses table salt and is lithium-free; cobalt-free; graphite-free; and copper-free, eliminating exposure to critical metal price rises and supply chain concerns. The company commercializes 120 MWh Sodium Chloride Solid State Batteries for Grid Storage.

AVZ Minerals Limited

AVZ

AVZ Minerals Ltd. engages in the exploration of mineral properties. The company is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. The company went IPO on 2007-09-14. The firm is focused on developing the Manono Lithium and Tin Project located in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in central Africa. The firm has a 75% interest in the Manono Project. The Manono Project comprises PR13359, which covers 188 square kilometers (km2). The Manono Project is located 500 kilometers due north of Lubumbashi in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in central Africa. The company also holds a 100 % interest in the Manono Extension Project which surrounds the Manono Project. The Manono Extension Project comprises two granted exploration permits (PRs 4029 and 4030) covering 242.25 km2 surrounding the Manono Project license. Its subsidiaries include AVZ International Pty Ltd, AVZ Minerals Congo SARL, AVZ Power, Dathcom Mining SA, and Maji Bora Ya Manono.

Bank of Queensland Limited

BOQ

Bank of Queensland Ltd. engages in the provision of financial services to the community. The company is headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland and currently employs 3,248 full-time employees. The Company’s operating segments include Retail Banking and BOQ Business. The Retail Banking segment provides retail banking solutions to customers through its owner-managed and corporate branch network, third-party intermediaries, and virgin money distribution channels. Its Owner-Managed Branches retail and small and medium enterprises (SME) lending, deposits, credit cards and insurance. Its VMA business include digital home loans, deposits, credit cards, insurance, and superannuation. The BOQ Business segment includes the BOQ branded commercial lending activity, BOQ Finance and BOQ Specialist businesses. The company also provides tailored business banking solutions, including commercial lending, equipment finance and leasing, cashflow finance, foreign exchange, interest rate hedging, transaction banking and deposit solutions for commercial customers. The company operates more than 160 branches across Australia.

Adbri Limited

ABC

ADBRI Ltd. manufactures and supplies products to the building, construction, infrastructure and mineral processing markets. The company is headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia. The firm is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of cement, and cementitious products, lime, premixed concrete, aggregates, sand and concrete masonry products. The company operates through two segments: Cement, Lime, Concrete and Aggregates; and Masonry. The firm is a masonry manufacturer producing concrete pavers and retaining wall blocks for the civil, commercial, and residential building sectors. The company also manufactures and produces a full range of concrete bricks, Besser blocks, pavers and retaining wall systems for the civil, commercial, and residential building sectors. The firm supplies industrial minerals including agricultural lime products, stockfield minerals and fillers, high grade silica for glass manufacturing and quicklime and hydrated lime for industrial processing and water treatment.