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Centro looms large with $1bn launch

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2006
Centro has announced the largest property syndicate ever made available in the Australian market, and with a total value of $1 billion it believes the US-focused property fund might be hitting the market at just the right time. Driven by continued investor ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2006
... provided by the 2.2 per cent rise in March building approvals. However, the Reserve Bank of Australia's recent lifting of interest rates from 5.5 per cent to 5.75 per cent could undermine the housing market's slow return to ability. This is evidenced ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2006
... stocks suffering the biggest drop in almost four months, as a jump in crude oil and gold prices stoked worries about more interest-rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. Interest-rate-sensitive bank and insurance stocks were among the stocks leading the ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006
... changes on the Australian labour market. In the US, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) unanimously voted to increase interest rates by 25 basis points. The Federal Reserve's 16th consecutive rate hike in the current cycle took the fed funds rate ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006
... cent over the full year. NEW YORK - US stocks ended mostly unchanged as the Federal Reserve left the door open to more interest-rate hikes, while Cisco's disappointing revenue outlook hurt technology shares. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 2.88 ...

Intrinsic finds value in Islamic investing

... alcohol and tobacco shares. Woolley said that the pre-marketing of the product in Melbourne and Sydney has already sparked interest. "We have a number of applications in the pipeline and are managing a small amount of money now." The minimum investment ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
... been welcomed by nearly all sectors of the economy, it also brought out concerns regarding the near term outlook for interest rates, particularly with the Reserve Bank recently noting that inflationary pressures remain a risk for the economy. The RBA ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
... and more help for families. NEW YORK - Optimism that the US Federal Reserve will signal a pause in nearly two years of interest-rate hikes sent the Dow Jones industrial average towards a record high. A broker's upgrade of Dow component General Motors ...

Mariner joins SEQUAL to promote reverse mortgages

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
... protection and education on reverse mortgage products and the role they can play in funding unfulfilled needs in retirement." Interest in equity release products has continued to grow, but the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
... for infrastructure development. Expectations of a generous fiscal boost are causing concern regarding the outlook for interest rates. In the US, markets are also on hold as they await the US Federal Reserve's Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting ...