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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2007
... some jobs in the mining and construction industry have experienced a 10 per cent annual growth rate which is significantly above the national figure of 4 per cent. There are now only about 34,000 unemployed people in WA of a workforce which is in excess ...

Lonsec recognises Cohen & Steers' long track record

NICK OLIVER  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2007
... and has returned 19.8 per cent since inception, is considered by Lonsec suitable for mid-risk profile investors seeking above benchmark returns with a five years plus timeframe. While the fund has been affected by currency hedging issues Lonsec believes ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2007
... From November to December private sector houses decreased in number by 2.3 per cent although this is still 0.5 per cent above the December 2005 figure. While private sector other dwelling measure which counts garages and miscellaneous buildings rose ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007
... 5,834.6, past the intraday record of 5829.3 points set two days ago. The all ordinaries index gained 18.8 points at 5815.6, above the prior intraday record of 5808.2, also set on January 31. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007
... measures manufacturing activity fell by 1.1 points over the last month to reach a seasonally adjusted level of 51.3. Measures above a score of fifty indicate an expansionary phase and those below one of contraction. However, only six of the constituent ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2007
... points from November to December is now 7 points less than its recent peak in October of last year but still significantly above the long-run average of 6. On a state by state basis, the business conditions indices appear to be converging. The capacity ...

Mercer awards mandate to INVESCO

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2007
... European market neutral, global tactical asset allocation and diversified fixed income. The fund targets returns of 8 per cent above the cash rate.

Mortgage funds not justifying fees: Aviva

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2007
... been a bit of a turf war between the old school traditional mortgage players and the new kids on the block who have punched above their weight in attracting inflows," said Stuart Fechner, manager Aviva Research. "There are long overdue signs that managers ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
... Price Index data has just been released by the ABS showing that inflation is now running at 3.3 per cent on an annual basis, above the Reserve Bank's target range of 2-3 per cent. The CPI did, however, decrease from the September to the December quarter ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2007
... quarterly increase since the first quarter of 2005. Intermediate (Stage 2) prices rose by only 0.1 per cent to be 5.8 per cent above a year ago and Preliminary (Stage 10) prices actually fell by half a per cent over the quarter but are now 6 per cent ...