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Macq fund sizzles on high occupancy

Investors are lapping up units in Macquarie's $260 million unlisted Direct Property Fund (MDPF) which is riding the crest of a near 100 per cent occupancy rate for its office properties. MDPF has beaten its benchmark index by 33 per cent in the quarter ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2006
The Australian share market should open slightly lower as some profit taking in the resources sector is likely to emerge after the market ran to fresh record highs yesterday. However, stock-specific news, particularly in the financial sector, could ...

Super funds keep tills ringing at Harris Alternatives

Superannuation funds are ramping up their fund of hedge funds (FOHF) allocation with IXIS-owned Harris Alternatives reporting an astonishing six-fold increase in funds from $170 million two years ago to $1.17 billion currently. Harris Alternatives is ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2006
The Australian share market should open stronger as commodity prices rebounded with a vengeance on Friday, ensuring the resources sector should post a healthy rebound in the local trading session. With the market closed tomorrow for Anzac Day, trade ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2006
The Australian share market should open substantially weaker today as profit taking emerged on the precious and base metal market, opening up expectations of a similar performance on domestic resource stocks on the local bourse today. On the Sydney ...

Equities lead bull run in super savings: SelectingSuper

The latest performance figures from Rainmaker/SelectingSuper shows investors are continuing to enjoy strong returns, particularly in Australian and global equities. In the year ending February 2006, the Rainmaker/Selecting Super superannuation fund ...

Super funds to inject $1.5bn more into Aussie hedge funds

An academic survey has predicted that current allocation by major super funds to hedge funds will jump by $1.5 billion in the next two to five years, an increase from the current average allocation of 2.9 per cent to 4.1 per cent. The University of ...

Daily economic update

The US Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index fell to 55.2 in March from 56.7 in the previous month. This is below market expectations for an increase to 57.7. The latest result indicates that the US manufacturing sector continues ...

Daily Economic Update

Australian consumer spending continues to gain momentum and the housing slowdown looks to be nearing the end. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) latest report shows that retail sales grew by a faster-than-expected 0.7 per cent in February - the ...

Advice is cheap compared to tax return fees

If Australians are comfortable spending $1 billion on lodging tax returns through tax agents, then financial adviser fees might almost seem a bargain. According to the 2002-03 Taxation Statistics Report, Australians paid $1 billion in tax agent fees ...