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Population hits 21.2 million

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
Australia's population is now 21.2 million after growing 1.6 per cent in the year to December. During the year 285,000 people were born, 138,000 died, and a net 184,000 people moved to Australia. Natural population increases due to births less deaths ...

Northward banks on top stocks

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
A solid company selection framework forms part of the backbone of Northward Capital's Australian Equities Fund, an offering that is now officially open to the retail sector. Speaking at a breakfast briefing yesterday, Charles Brooks, investment specialist ...

Macquarie EM infra index could become benchmark

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
The Macquarie Research Equities launched Macquarie Emerging Markets Infrastructure and Development Index (MEMIDI) could become an industry benchmark for monitoring the performance of emerging market infrastructure companies. The index, which is calculated ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after Wall St fell on long-term inflation concerns and likely ratings downgrades for big bond insurers. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was down 29 points at 5,591. Today ...

House prices volatile but chance of big fall lesson

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
Volatility is now beginning to show in house prices in Sydney and Melbourne but the chance of significant price falls is diminishing, according to RP Data/Rismark International. Recent fluctuations in the capital growth rates, where growth rates move ...

The next frontier of investing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
Looking to pour cash into Kazakhstan, Slovenia and Nigeria? Today frontier market investing is more than just a fad, says Mark Mobius of Franklin Templeton Investments. "[Frontier market investing is] part of a long-term trend, one that's connected ...

MLC slashes premiums

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
MLC has reduced insurance premiums across its Personal Protection Portfolio (PPP) and Life Cover Super (LCS) by as much as 15 per cent, in line with its ongoing strategy to make insurance more affordable. The firm's LCS and PPP premiums have been reduced ...

Industry super funds spearhead recovery

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
MTAA Super, Westscheme and Cbus Super lead the pack of best performing default investment options for workplace superannuation funds over a three period year to April this year, according to Rainmaker Information data. The latest SelectingSuper data ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
The Australian share market remained in negative territory at noon, weighed down by the financial sector after Standard & Poor's cut credit ratings for three US investment banks overnight, sending Wall Street lower. At 1202 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Allianz opens Mid East office and funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
Allianz Global Investors is opening an office in Bahrain and launching two Shariah compliant equity funds to extend its investment and product distribution capabilities to the oil rich countries of the Middle East. The Bahrain based Allianz office will ...