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Four stars to Merrill Lynch's monthly income fund: ASSIRT

Following the strong demand in income funds ASSIRT has taken a forward looking view in awarding Merrill Lynch's income fund a four star rating. Although ASSIRT believes the fund's size does not yet allow for diversification benefits, based on the strong ...

Morningstar concentrates on Bernstein's outperformance

Morningstar has recommended an investment grade to Bernstein's strategy. While the fund's value strategy was launched successfully Morningstar has reservations with the concentrated nature of its outperformance. Its current outpeformance is restructured ...

Economy slows slightly

The St.George / Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Business Expectations Survey has indicated a slight deceleration of the Australian economy over the September quarter due to a wages push. Businesses anticipate the rise in wages to ...

Unemployment at lowest level since 1977

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2004
Unemployment has fallen to its lowest level since 1977 and the federal government now believes it can lock in a rate under six per cent for years to come. The official unemployment rate dipped 0.2 percentage points to 5.3 per cent in October. The actual ...

S&P revises Fairfax from BBB to stable

S&P has revised its rating on Fairfax from BBB to stable. The rating was revised due to the debt reduction efforts Fairfax has undertaken, its effective integration of New Zealand based Independent Newspapers and the strong performance of these acquired ...

Westpac top in social responsibility

Westpac was the only company to earn an AAA rating from independent ratings agency RepuTex's research program to assess Australia's top 100 companies in the areas of corporate governance, workplace practices, social impact, and environmental impact. ...

Strength in RFIs

Standard and Poors has found regional financial institutions (RFIs) to possess improved resilience to deal with an economic downturn following the ratings agency's latest review. RSIs are comprised of the smaller rated regional banks and non-bank financial ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2004
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer across the board as strength in US markets is likely to flow through to the domestic level. The December share price index - a key measure of trading for the day ahead - was 18 points firmer at ...

Rates on hold for 11th consecutive month

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2004
The Reserve Bank today left interest rates on hold for the 11th consecutive month. It means the official cash rate will remain at 5.25 per cent. Analysts had been expecting the bank to leave rates unchanged, with most tipping a rise in the first quarter ...

Greg Liddell heads QIC's international equities.

Former Mercer head of research Greg Liddell has been appointed as head of international equities for QIC. Mr Liddell will lead the five person global equities team and will be responsible for managing selection and performance of QIC's $11 billion global ...