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Value of investment housing loans apps up 1.4 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
Surging rental demand combined with damp house prices might finally be attracting more cashed-up investor capital into the housing market. According to the April 2008 Housing Finance figures just released by the ABS, while the value of owner occupied ...

TOWER net profits up 81pct

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
The life market proves to be big business after TOWER Australia posted a bumper half year net profit after tax increase of 81 per cent to $30.9 million for the six months to March. TOWER Australia's share price increased by 3.8 per cent today on the ...

Global equities to bounce 15pct

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
Global equities could increase by 15 per cent in the next six months thanks to the US Federal Reserve's ongoing actions to stimulate its domestic economy, according to Falkiner Global Investors. James Falkiner, Falkiner Global Investors chief executive ...

SSgA exchange traded funds rise 33pct

Exchange traded funds (ETFs) is officially a billion-dollar industry for the local arm of State Street Global Advisors after the investment manager reported its "Spider" ETFs rose 33.1 per cent to reach $1 billion over the 12 months to May. It took ...

Macquarie posts 23pct profit hike

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
Macquarie Group has reported a 23 per cent rise in net profit after tax to $1.8 billion on the previous year, buoyed by strong returns from its investment banking deals and equity-related businesses in Asia-Pacific and Europe. The group's assets under ...

House prices 30 pct overvalued

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
Housing values in Australia are 32 per cent above their long term valuation trend line leading to speculation that softening market conditions could trigger a correction. The counter view however is that lack of supply adds a new dynamic that has shifted ...

Inflation smashes through 4 pct barrier

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
Inflation has smashed through the 4 per cent barrier to reach 4.2 per cent for the year to March, killing any hopes that interest rates may be about to head south. Highlighting the flashpoint, the ABS has reported that the March quarter rise at 1.3 ...

Unemployment rises to 4.1 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
The latest unemployment figures just released by the ABS fuel hopes that the economy might be finally slowing. The ABS has just reported that unemployment has increased by 0.1 percentage points to 4.1 per cent in seasonally adjusted terms. But the shift ...

Finance jobs fall 8 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
Slowing market conditions are finally flowing through to the finance sector with advertised job vacancies falling 8 per cent in over a one month period. Grant Montgomery, managing director of E.L Consult who conducted the Executive Demand Index, said ...

Rents to jump 50 pct, inflation to hit 4 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
Australian residential property is overvalued and primed for a price correction, according the International Monetary Fund (IMF), meanwhile housing supply is in such demand that rents are projected to jump 50 per cent. The rental price jump predicted ...