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Pimco plans absolute return fixed interest fund

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... deviation of equity exposures, of around 12 to 15 per cent. "Equity markets have run up for a number of years and clients may be above what they want over a long period, so want to bring back their positions," said Dorrian. "We are saying lock in your ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... but data showing a slowdown in new home sales hurt the shares of retailers and industrial companies. Crude oil prices rose above $US72 a barrel and prompted investors to buy energy stocks such as Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp. On Nasdaq, shares of ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
... at its lowest level since November 1997. The vacancies for trades workers have been declining in trend terms but is still above those for professionals and technical workers. The current earnings season reached a high point yesterday with several large ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2006
... Index was up 2.27 points, or 0.11 percent, to 2,150.02. LONDON - Britain's biggest shares fell in thin trade, but closed above session lows as weakness in oil and gas stocks was countered by strength among financials and miners and gains on Wall Street.The ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
... interest rate rise. The index recorded its second largest fall since the survey began 30 years ago and is only slightly above the level of the middle of 2000 which followed the introduction of the GST. The index fell to 90 points which is a 17 point ...

Super changes drive up bottom line: Rice Walker

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
... to the superannuation industry being pushed through by the Howard Government will drive accumulated assets up 16 per cent above previous estimates by the year 2020. Speaking at a seminar at Parliament House yesterday, director of Rice Warner, Michael ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
... CAC-40 index closed at 5137.31 points, up 22.29 or 0.44 per cent. TOKYO - The Nikkei share average rose 1.61 per cent, ending above 16,000 for the first time since May, as Canon and its peers gained after US price data eased concerns about higher rates ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
... labour costs decreased so too did prices. The survey's index rose about two points to a score of 58 which is significantly above the five year average for this survey. Further details about the government's desire to tackle the energy crisis have emerged ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
... index closed at 5,046.93 points, up 61.41 or 1.23 per cent. TOKYO - Tokyo stocks rallied with the broad TOPIX index closing above 1,600 for the first time in more than a month, even though a computer glitch froze calculations of the closely watched Nikkei ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2006
... Queensland have the most buoyant jobs markets and NSW the least. As a consequence of the jobs growth the Australian dollar rose above US77c for the first time in about three months. The current earnings season has been a little weaker than expected. ...