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Pengana EL Fund moves to 'highly recommended'

Pengana's Emerging Leaders Fund has been upgraded to "highly recommended" by Lonsec. The improved rating makes Pengana's small cap fund one of only two to carry the highly recommended rating from Lonsec. The fund was formed 18 months ago and was originally ...

Daily economic update

The Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets today to deliberate on domestic monetary policy settings. Financial markets expect the RBA to keep the cash rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent when it announces its decision tomorrow. In overseas news ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower, following a negative lead from Wall Street and European markets overnight. However strong base metal prices, coupled by a lift in the gold and crude oil prices, should provide some support for local ...

Daily Economic Update

... that Australian consumers have resumed shopping. Australian retail sale rose by a bigger-than-expected 0.8 per cent in January - the fastest in seven months -- following an upwardly revised 0.5 per cent (from 0.4 per cent) gain in December and no change ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a positive lead from the US markets sets the tone for the domestic bourse. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index was 27 points firmer at 4857. On the day the market will ...

Daily economic update

... from the US showed that new home sales fell by a greater-than-expected 5.0 per cent to 1.233 million units annualised in January -- the lowest level in a year - while inventory levels surge. The supply of homes for sale rose to 5.2 months. This is the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly firmer as US markets provide a positive lead and the earnings season draws to a close. However, sharp weakness on some base and precious metals, as well as weaker oil prices, could lead to the ...

Weekly economic round-up

Last week's Australian data releases continued to paint a picture of a domestic economy that is growing moderately with little pressure on inflation and, therefore, no impetus for the official cash rate to move one way or the other. The Australian Bureau ...

Daily economic update

... begin reducing the amount of liquidity pumped into the banking system. Reports that Japan recorded a trade deficit in January - the first in five years - bolster this speculation. This is because the 27 per cent jump in imports during the month is further ...

Lower risks from hedge fund strategies causing a rethink

While global hedge funds continue to outperform global equities, the big news is that they are doing it for only one-third the risk. The latest GreenwichVan Hedge Fund Index report for January 2006 shows that the S&P 500 scored a return, in local currency ...