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HFA to meet full year forecast

Less than a year since its public listing, absolute return fund manager HFA Holdings has announced it is on track to meet full year profit forecasts and has flagged upcoming changes to the management board. Listing on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) ...

Home-grown talent bag global awards

Local fund managers Colonial First State Investments (CFS) and Ausbil Dexia are the recipients of three prestigious international fund manager awards, proof that Australia's globally-renowned talent extends beyond the Olympics and the Oscars. This month ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2007
As the NSW State election draws closer the economic impact of solutions to the water crisis are becoming apparent. Premier Morris Iemma has proposed a $1.9 billion desalination plant to improve the supply of water, whereas the leader of the opposition ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2007
There has been some particularly good news on the employment front with Workplace Relations Minister Joe Hockey announcing that the number of long-term unemployed fell by in excess of 13,000 in January to a record low of about 78,000. The number of ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after a slighter stronger lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange the March share price index contract finished overnight trading up two points 5959. In economic news today, Australian ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2007
National Australia Bank's Monthly Business Survey for January has shown that business conditions rose by 6 points to a score of +17 as a result of an 8 point increase in the profitability index, which is now at a new record high of +19. Opposing the ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after a strong lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0715 AEDT, the March share price index contract was up 31 points at 5929. In economic news today, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute ...

Perpetual repatriates UK pension benefits

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2007
The British pensions regulator, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, has awarded Perpetual Wealthfocus 'Qualifying Registered Overseas Pension Scheme' (QROPS) status as part of recent legislative changes. This recognition means that UK expatriates will ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2007
The latest monthly Business Expectations Survey undertaken by Dun & Bradstreet shows that for the first time in about a year businesses expect a growth in sales and 62 per cent of business executives anticipate higher selling prices in the coming June ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker after a poor lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0705 AEDT, the March share price index contract was down 17 points at 5879. In economic news today, the ABS releases December ...