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Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
Today's Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Labour Price Index report indicates that little upward pressure on inflation from wages. The wage price index (WPI) rose by 0.9 per cent in the March quarter and 4 per cent over the year. These are less ...

Morningstar rumoured to have bought Aspect Huntley

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006
International research and ratings house Morningstar has reputedly bought Aspect Huntley, a Sydney based market research group and owner of industry publications IFA and Investor Weekly. According to industry sources, an announcement of the deal will ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
The Australian share market should open firmer as higher precious metal and oil prices on Friday feed into the rampant resources sector. Also financial stocks are expected to be firmer ahead of earnings from a couple of the major banks and one of the ...

Daily economic update

A sharp increase in durable goods orders in March affirms expectations of a strong first quarter US GDP growth. US durable goods orders rose by 6.1 per cent in March - the biggest increase in 10 months - following a 3.4 per cent rise in the previous ...

Key staff walk out on MLIM

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2006
Three of Merrill Lynch Investment Management's (MLIM) seven key Australian equities team members walked out yesterday, just two months after the announcement that BlackRock and Merrill Lynch would merge. Zenith today issued a statement announcing that ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as stronger base metal prices and a positive lead from US markets set the stage for another move to record highs today. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was one point firmer ...

Hewitt eyes investment consulting

Hewitt Associates, better known locally for its HR and actuarial services, is eyeing the investment consulting market, potentially posing a fresh threat to incumbents such as JANA, Watson Wyatt and Mercer. While Hewitt has been running a local HR operation ...

Daily economic update

Australia's balance of payments continued to deteriorate in the December quarter with the deficit on the current account widening by 5.7 per cent to A$14.5 billion (6.1 per cent of GDP) from a revised A$13.7 billion shortfall in the September quarter. ...

FuturePlus secures $2.2bn SERF and SRF mandate

FuturePlus Financial Services (FPFS) has secured the right to manage $2.2 billion for the Stevedoring Employees Retirement Fund (SERF) and the Seafarers Retirement Fund (SRF). The $2.2 billion mandate follows former SERF CEO Terry Newson to his new ...

Weekly economic round-up

Last week's Australian data releases continued to paint a picture of a domestic economy that is growing moderately with little pressure on inflation and, therefore, no impetus for the official cash rate to move one way or the other. The Australian Bureau ...