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NAB wary of private equity but keen to play

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2007
National Australia Bank's institutional banking arm, nabCapital, will continue to do private equity work, despite the view within the bank that the higher level of activity in private equity was increasing its risk profile. NAB chief executive John ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2007
Labour force data released from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that on a seasonally adjusted basis there has been a decrease of 11.6 per cent in unemployed persons over the last year to 492,000. The national unemployment rate fell by 0.1 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2007
The Australian share market has recovered to be in positive territory at midday after a weak opening on the back of lower commodity prices and no real lead from the US. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 1.6 points at 5901.4, while ...

Global pension fund assets hit A$30 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2007
Global institutional pension fund assets in the 11 major markets have more than doubled over the past decade to reach A$30 trillion, according to Watson Wyatt's Global Pension Assets Study. Roger Urwin, global head of investment consulting at Watson ...

Save money, save water: X Inc

As interest in climate change and the long-running drought gather pace, mortgage aggregator X Inc Finance has joined the green campaign through a $500 Watercare rebate. X Inc is giving a $500 rebate per successful mortgage application to buy water saving ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open down on the back of mostly weaker commodities. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0830 AEDT, the March share price index contract was down five points at 5864. In economic news today, the Australian Bureau ...

Virgin Super zooms to top quartile

Virgin Super climbs up the Rainmaker Data performance tables to rank 30th out of over 200 competing products, another proof that index investing delivers value-for-money to investors. Launched in July 2005, Virgin Super offers two products, one for ...

JPMorgan banks on alternative energy returns

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
JP Morgan has launched what it says is the first Australian retail structured product giving investors exposure to a diversified portfolio of global alternative energy assets with principal protection. The Alternative Energy Strategic Asset Security ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
The Australian share market was higher at noon, hitting fresh intraday highs, buoyed by strength of mining giant BHP's half year results. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 9.9 points at 5,880.4, after earlier breaking new territory at 5,871.5. ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
The Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to keep the cash rate on hold at 6.25 per cent following its meeting yesterday. This may be seen as a consequence of the continued economic signals that the economy is neither starting to boil nor stagnating. ...