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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2004
The Australian dollar began the week higher as it continued to be driven by movements in offshore markets. At 0700 AEDT the local unit was trading at $US0.7459/67, compared with Friday's close of 0.7407/12. The local currency had a volatile night of ...

S&P assigns preliminary ratings to Compass RMBS issues

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2004
... has assigned its preliminary ratings to two issues of Australian residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) by Compass Master Trust. S&P said each transaction would consist of two classes of floating-rate notes backed by prime residential mortgage ...

Macquarie Funds appoints new head of distribution

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2004
... development of a sales team at MFM which will specialise in providing investment and product expertise to the platform and master-trust market, MFM said. Former distribution head Fiona Dunn and Matt Perrignon, the former head of institutional sales ...

Qsuper leads superannuation provider rankings

... multi-manager offerings ranked highest. The Rainmaker research measured the crediting rates produced by superannuation funds and master trusts. The difference between the top performing default option, the Qsuper Balanced fund, and the top choice option ...

Access ruling opens credit cards up to non-bank companies

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
Non-bank companies could soon issue Visa, MasterCard and Bankcard credit cards, after a Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decision announced yesterday. However, the central bank said it also wants the interchange fees paid through Visa's debit card scheme ...

FRM diversified Aus fund records 10.86% return

... fund recorded a return of 10.86% for the 12 months to January 2004, with a standard deviation of 1.86%. Meanwhile, the FRM master fund recorded a return of 8.10% in US dollar terms. FRM said that currently funds managed from Australian clients currently ...

Consumer confidence at decade-high: index

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
Australian consumers have more confidence in the economy now than at any time in the past ten years, according to a survey conducted by MasterCard International. Consumer sentiment toward the economy, employment, a regular income, the stock market and ...

GPT optimistic on office sector recovery

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2004
Australia's biggest diversified property trust General Property Trust is cautiously optimistic about a recovery in the office sector. GPT posted an 8.8% increase in net profit to $420.2 million for calender 2003, with all five sectors - retail, office ...

Midday Market wrap: $A weaker at noon, bonds firmer

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2003
The Australian dollar was slightly weaker at noon, as it retreated in local trading after hitting a new six-year high for the second consecutive session overnight. The local unit reached a peak of 74.55 US cents against the greenback early in the overnight ...

INVESCO appoints Mark Topy to small caps team

INVESCO Australia has announced that it has appointed Mark Topy to its smaller companies team as an assistant investment manager, supporting Ross Wilkinson and Cynthia Jenkins in the management of its small caps portfolios. "With over 11 years' investment ...