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Local and global equities fuel returns: SelectingSuper

Superannuation and allocated pension fund members' returns have risen in the year ended January 2006 thanks to the strength of the local equities market and the rebound of international equities. According to the latest SelectingSuper performance index ...

"Riskless view of the world" driving emerging markets

... emerging countries to have a greater capacity to pay back debt due to high GDP growth relative to debt levels and lower interest payments on debt," he said. Van Eyk said that some commentators cautioned that emerging markets were over-valued given the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2006
... pressured by a sell-off in such stocks as Google. Meanwhile, lingering concerns about the potential fallout from rising interest rates on corporate profits weighed on the broader market. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 33.46 points at 10,972.28. ...

S&P gives "recommended" rating to global funds

S&P has assigned European Investor's Global Property Trust a "recommended" rating, while also adding two global Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) funds to their recommended funds. European Investors is a Macquarie group manager within Macquarie Professional ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2006
... Australian Bureau of Statistics releases labour force data, which economists will watch closely for its possible impact on the interest rate outlook. On the equities front Globe International is expected to release first half earnings. NEW YORK - US ...

Macq eyes $150bn rural property as competitive asset class

With its uncanny knack for spotting relatively untapped investment opportunities, Macquarie Bank plans to launch a wholesale fund aimed at the $150 billion rural property sector. The bank has researched the sector for 18 months to find out if its cash ...

Daily economic update

... untouched at 5.5 per cent following yesterday's Board meeting. The decision marked the 12th straight month of steady interest rates since March 2005 when it lifted its key rate by 25 basis points. Recent reports showing that Australia's economic momentum ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2006
... decision on monetary policy after yesterday's board meeting, although economists are unanimous in th expectation that interest rates will remain unchanged at 5.50 per cent. NEW YORK - Chip maker Texas Instruments' disappointing outlook hurt technology ...

Daily economic update

... underlying components of the report. In Europe, European Central Bank (ECB) president Jean Claude Trichet noted that interest rates remain accommodative and they intend to raise interest rates further if required. The ECB's mandate is to control inflation ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2006
... annual results. On the economics front the Reserve Bank of Australia board meets, although economists are unanimous that interest rates will remain unchanged at 5.50 per cent. NEW YORK - US stocks ended lower on worries about rising interest rates after ...