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Super growth funds shine in August; Intech

Growth-oriented superannuation funds generated positive returns in August with the only negative factor being the rising Australian dollar which deducted around 0.5% from unhedged international assets, Intech said on Tuesday. The best-performing major ...

US hedge funds bearish equity

The appeal of US equity markets to macro hedge funds is in decline, according to the latest data provided by Van Hedge Advisors International released last week. According to the study conducted in the US, 50% of managers surveyed by Van Hedge said ...

Job advertisements in newspapers rise 4% in Aug-ANZ

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2004
The number of job advertisements in major metropolitan newspapers rose a seasonally adjusted 4% in August, according to the ANZ job ads survey out today. The number rose to an average of 22,463 per week, more than offsetting a fall of 0.6% in July. ...

Macquarie Wrap celebrates five years and $10bln FuA

Macquarie Wrap Solutions announced it passed the $10 billion mark for funds under administration last week coinciding with the fifth anniversary since being established in August 1999. \"The market-leading growth of Macquarie Wrap Solutions, which equates ...

Record month for options trading in August: ASX

The Australian Stock Exchange reported this week a new record average daily volume set for options trading in August. The ASX reported an average of 83,673 options contracts were traded each day in August compared with the previous highest average daily ...

RBC Capital launches $250 million Kangaroo transaction

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2004
RBC Capital markets has launched a $250 million Kangaroo transaction for the Council of Europe Development Bank (COE). The bond deal, the first for COE in the Kangaroo market, is being marketed to investors at 28 to 30 basis points over the ACGB (Australian ...

Aust bond market opens broadly unchanged ahead of US jobs report

The Australian bond market opened broadly unchanged today as traders awaited an upcoming United States jobs report for their next lead. Early today the yield on the Commonwealth Government May 2013 bond was at 5.425% from 5.440 at yesterday\'s close ...

Aust manufacturing activity measure falls slightly in August

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2004
A measure of Australian manufacturing activity fell slightly in August as a boost from the Federal government\'s family payments subsided, a survey has found. The Australian Industry Group-PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing ...

Market Wrap

The Australian dollar opened stronger today after the US dollar lost ground overnight on weaker than expected economic data. At 0700 AEST the local currency was trading at US$0.7043/48, compared with 0.7005/09 at yesterday\'s close. It reached a low ...

Small business confidence at 11 year high - survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2004
Australia\'s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are experiencing the strongest business conditions in more than a decade, a quarterly business index reported today. The August Sensis Business Index has found that business confidence had risen 6% during ...