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Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
... ending the week higher after a two-week rout, as banking shares rose and economic reports raised no new worries about interest rates. The Nasdaq returned to positive territory for the year, recouping losses from more than a week ago. The Dow Jones industrial ...

Austcorp debentures get thumbs up from Lonsec

... 'investment grade' rating and highlights the fact that Austcorp Group Limited, who will be guaranteeing the principal and interest of the debenture holders, is backed by its accumulated net asset position in excess of $100 million. The researcher also ...

Consulting market tipped for further consolidation

... the deal say Intech is initially looking to sell 50 per cent of the company, followed by 100 per cent if significant interest is generated. Sources say that Access Economics, Carnegie and Wylie and Co and Mercer are among Intech's competitors who have ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2006
... applications declining. The continued slowdown in the US housing market, along with the lag effects of the Fed's previous interest rate hikes, are certain to have a negative impact on consumer spending and ultimately, overall US growth.

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2006
... first-quarter economic growth was below analysts' expectations. The data did not exacerbate worries about inflation and interest rates, which have battered the market over the past two weeks. Lifting the Nasdaq, shares of Web auctioneer eBay Inc jumped ...

MacarthurCook sets sail for Singapore

... new and very innovative but I think it's a reflection of the trend towards the globalisation of real estate...and the interest of Singaporean investors to invest in properties outside Asia but in Australia and in the US," said Dunstan. Asked why the ...

New BT MTM line up avoids home bias

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2006
... AW Global, both managing mandates of $50 million. Perennial and Tyndall will both manage the group's Australian fixed interest with mandates of $80 million each, while the international fixed interest mandates include $150 million to BlackRock and $100 ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2006
The Bank of Canada raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.25 per cent - the highest they have been since August 2001 and the seventh consecutive hike in the country's official interest rates. In the US, interest rate watchers will welcome the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2006
... The Nikkei finished 308 points higher at 15,907.20. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks ended down slightly in choppy trade as interest rate worries and volatile global markets rattled sentiment. The Hang Seng index closed at 15,822.64, down 41.92 points. WELLINGTON ...

InvestorWeb rates yield driven fixed interest funds

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2006
Fixed interest has traditionally been seen as simply a defensive asset within a portfolio, but the players from InvestorWeb's recent review are behind a new trend towards yield driven and higher risk products. InvestorWeb's general manager of managed ...