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Building approvals rise 4.7% in March 2003: ABS

The total number of dwelling units approved for March 2003 was 13,341, an increase of 4.7 per cent over the previous month and a fall of 7.4% for the year (March 2002 to March 2003), according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data ...

InvestorWeb backs growth managers despite performance woes

InvestorWeb has stressed the importance of sticking with growth managers as part of a broader investment strategy despite their relatively poor performance over the past three years. "Growth orientated managers have struggled in recent years," said ...

Morningstar gives three-stars to HSBC small caps

Morningstar has given a three-star rating to HSBC Asset Management's small caps management, citing "a lack of dedicated small cap personnel" as its "primary weakness". "While the fund manager leverages the resources of its large cap teams in terms of ...

Morningstar gives one star to ING small caps fund

Morningstar announced today that it has given a one star rating to ING Investment Management's (IIM) Australian equities small caps GARP management based on the weak performance of its flagship Wholesale Emerging Companies Trust which has fallen markedly ...

Overseas visitor arrivals decline 1.7% in March 2003

The number of overseas visitors to Australia during the month of March 2003 was 398,600 reflecting a decrease of 1.7 per cent over the figures for February 2003. In data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today, it was also revealed ...

Investor Group picks up two more Stockford practices

Investor Group has announced that it is to purchase two further Stockford businesses, in Hobart and Bathurst, following the acquisition of parts of the Stockford Collins Street practice and the entire Richmond business in March. Investor Group said ...

New dwellings financed increase by 0.1% in February: ABS

The number of new dwellings financed in Australia for February 2003 increased by 0.1% to 52,018 as compared to January 2003 according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data. There were also 5,202 new dwelling constructions, showing ...

Victoria, Queensland break rising unemployment trend: ABS

The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures for Australia's labour force showed a decline of 42,800 in the number of unemployed persons from 9,563,500 in February 2003 to 9,520,7000 in March 2003. Full time employment decreased by 64,800 ...

Perpetual gains $100 million worth of funds in March

Perpetual has reversed recent losses in its funds under management (FUM), increasing assets by $100 million since February 28 to a total of $16.5 billion on March 31, it announced today. Last month, Perpetual announced a $1.1 billion outflow in FUM ...

Hedge funds underperform broader indices in March: Hennessee

... over the month. The Macro Index followed with a loss of 1.25% as the same strategy that made it the best performer in February (long bonds/short equities, long oil and gold) made it the worst in March. "Although we are still in a trader's market, stock ...