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Super assets surge to $914 billion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
... Regulation Authority's (APRA) latest June 2006 Quarterly Superannuation Performance report. The strength of investor confidence in superannuation is now so high that during the June quarter alone super funds received a staggering $21.4 billion in new ...

Investor optimism index down 43 per cent

The UBS/Gallup Index of Investor Optimism, a long-running monthly index that tracks investor confidence in the US, has dipped to a new low of 53 points, nearly half its base level of 93 points at the start of the year. While most research forecasting ...

Private equity cash cow keeps growing

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2006
... concede that the private equity and local buy-outs market could fall, with capital raising more difficult and investor confidence pulling back if several key deals fell over. "The other ongoing risks to the trend are high interest rates and oil prices," ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2006
... 2,061.84. LONDON - UK stocks closed at their highest level in nearly two weeks as numbers from Vodafone boosted investor confidence at the start of a busy earnings week and concerns over the conflict in Lebanon eased slightly. Strong earnings from US ...

Paragem draws two for independent support

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2006
... it was important to bring independent and impartial best practice models to the business in order to build investor confidence in the business. "We see corporate governance and compliant systems as an integral part of the Link Financial Services business ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2006
... scheduled to make its debut on the exchange today. NEW YORK - US stocks lifted after acquisition activity boosted investor confidence, however, any gains were capped ahead of the US central bank's interest rate meeting this week. The Dow Jones industrial ...

Bravura IPO closes over-subscribed

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
... development. Managing director and chief executive officer, Iain Dunstan, said the over-subscription highlighted investor confidence in the company's growth prospects. "We welcome our new investors who are supportive of expansion plans in the UK and ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
... and 0.9 per cent, respectively but inventories at retailers fell by 0.2 per cent. In Europe, the German ZEW investor confidence index fell to 37.8 in June - the lowest level since July last year - from 50 in the previous month. The June drop marks the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
... points to 2169.62. LONDON - UK shares closed flat as higher oil prices boosted oil firms but decreased broader investor confidence, although bid speculation spurred BAA to a fresh record high. The FTSE 100 closed 2.5 points lower at 5762.1 points. FRANKFURT ...

Investors throw money at Praemium listing

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2006
... Naoumidis, founder of Praemium and managing director, said the over-subscription of the IPO was testament to investor confidence in their growth strategy. "We are delighted that Praemium's offer has received such overwhelming support and we will now ...