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India's report card

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
... grew 21.6 per cent in ten months to January, imports grew one-third faster at 29.6 per cent. Meanwhile, the robust performance of the economy, including tax revenues climbing 26 per cent over the last year, has seen foreign exchange reserves climb to ...

Capital guaranteed on winning streak

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
... rules," said Sunsuper chief investment officer, David Hartley. Despite the positive results, the continued good performance of capital guaranteed options remains speculative. "[Cash and bonds] just happen to be doing well at the moment because equity ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... advertisements data for March, and the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association release the Australian Performance of Construction Index for March. The Australian share market edged marginally higher on Friday despite a muted performance ...

Agriculture drives biofuel investing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... sector. According to the Commonwealth Bank, "Australia's listed agribusiness sector has significantly outstripped the performance of the broader S&P/ASX 200 accumulation index for the sixth consecutive month, with the consensus outlook for the coming ...

Direct property shines in NFP funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... fund return over a one year period dropped to negative for the first time since May 2003, largely due to the poor performance of equity markets and listed property. This contrasts to media speculation that super funds are shaping up for their worst returns ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... 5,584. In economic news today, the Australian Industry Group and the Commonwealth Bank release their Australian Performance of Services Index (Australian PSI) for March. The Hudson Report: Q2 Employment Expectations Survey also was released early this ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... will release its commodity price index for March. The Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) for March will be released. Babcock & Brown Infrastructure Group (BBI) chief executive ...

Int'l equities full of quality: S&P

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
... awarded five star ratings and almost half had achieved four stars. Greg Barr, Standard & Poor's director, said the performance of international equity funds had led to an increase in the number of funds offered in Australia. "We've increased our coverage ...

S&P hits back on CalPERS' claims

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... public finance criteria as they had in the past. Ratings the firm claim "best reflect the credit quality and default performance of public finance ratings."

Superfund Group pans for Australian gold

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... Gold A products to high net worth clients and institutions in Australia. Superfund Strategy A has achieved net-performance of 18 per cent per annum over 12 years, while Superfund Gold A returned 28.4 per cent last year and outperformed the Australian ...