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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007

... days ago showing a significant amount of optimism in the year ahead for many sectors of the economy. The negative in the story was that lease finance commitments fell by 13.2 per cent on a seasonally adjusted basis. Concerns about the US economy continue ...

China funds under pressure?

... fall, but the scare has prompted investors to reassess the value of China-specific funds. Up until this week China's growth story was fairly straightforward. Admittedly several investment houses saw the boom as a bubble but nobody predicted it would ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2007

... beginning to have a better run than the resources one that has dominated for the last few years as a consequence of the China story. In addition to good earnings numbers the industrial sector is being driven by the low cost of debt with much money around ...

Life settlement fund launches in Australia

ALEX DUNNIN | MONDAY, 12 FEB 2007

... face value. Chris Renouf, fund manager of the Life Settlements Wholesale Fund, said, "It's taken us two years to get our story out there and for investors to understand the fund's potential." Renouf said the investments are uncorrelated with other sectors ...

Ord Minnett STRIPES steps up the pace in Asia

... STRIPES Asia Accelerator fund posted a 30 per cent gain over the past 12 months, proving that even though the 'Asia boom' story may be a well-worn theme the returns certainly aren't wearing out. STRIPES Asia Accelerator invests in five equity indices ...

UK funds earn 8.8 per cent

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007

... years of positive investment returns is good news for pension funds. However the value of the assets is just one side of the story and we must remember that for many funds the pace of increase in liabilities is still a major concern," said Hall. Driving ...

Aviva upgrades investments and direct share access

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006

... interest regarding international funds. Not only global share funds but also investment opportunities emerging from the China story and also global property." Five of the new funds added to the Navigator Personal Retirement Plan are the re-opening of ...

Optimum gets a pre-Christmas product upgrade

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006

... as according to SelectingSuper, while some of their investment options can have strong long term returns, the short term story is much more mixed as the reasonable performing choices are weighed down by some quite weak choices. In the flagship balanced ...

NSW Bookmakers and Perpetual top super tables

HAMISH MADDEN | THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2006

... three and five years stands at 15.6 per cent, 13.6 per cent and 8.7 per cent per annum respectively, so it's a very similar story to the super funds. And again the best performing individual investment option categories were Australian equities and property ...

Private equity shakes up public markets

... ultimate winners in the private equity boom? Corporate adviser and company director Linda Nicholls said the answer lies in the story about pirates and the 'little shark'. She said pirates and private equity players have a lot in common because they were ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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