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AXA wins Morningstar's Fund Manager of the Year

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2007
... AMP Capital Investors took out the multi-sector manager award while Macquarie Funds Management claimed both the fixed interest and domestic equities - small caps awards. Other winners were Fidelity for domestic equities, RREEF in the listed property ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2007
... the first time in nearly seven years, with exporters such as Canon rising on a soft yen after the central bank raised interest rates but said further increases would be gradual. The Nikkei gained 195.58 points to end at 18,108.79, the highest close since ...

Overseas direct property grows four-fold

... Australian property investors spent over four times as much in overseas direct property investments last year, with growing interest in Western Europe, according to Jones Lang LaSalle. According to their recent report, local investors poured $6.7 billion ...

Future Fund appoints in anticipation of kick-off

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2007
... the coming months, however they will be coy about the direction and speed of the transfer. "There is a great deal of interest in the broader financial services community," said Costello. "Our plan is that we are able to begin the transition of assets ...

Abacus beds down hotel fund

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2007
Abacus Property Group has launched a retail fund giving investors exposure to hotels and resorts in Australia and New Zealand. The fund will provide a regular income stream from the hotel operation profits as well as potential future capital growth. ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2007
... construction, and utilities industries have experienced pay rises of up to 6.5 per cent. This result will put upward pressure on interest rates given its impact upon national inflation and the RBA is likely to follow this development in addition to those ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2007
... 5933.3. NEW YORK - US blue-chip stocks fell on Wednesday after stronger than expected inflation data dimmed hopes for an interest-rate cut and computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co failed to impress investors with its latest earnings report. The Dow Jones ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2007
... good earnings numbers the industrial sector is being driven by the low cost of debt with much money around and a low interest rate environment, activity in the private equity area and the increased market liquidity provided by the increased market size ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2007
... futures and a flurry of merger deals, including one between Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, helped rekindle interest in recently battered tech shares. Shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc had their biggest percentage gain in nearly four months ...

Pengana to ride the UK REIT wave

... We have identified core opportunities in the UK, North America and Western Europe, so these regions are of particular interest for us and require on-the-ground resources," said chief executive officer, Russel Pillemer. Pillemer said that the majority ...