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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2007
... resources to the likes of China whose demand for iron ore now tallies 37 per cent of global supply compared to 11 per cent a decade ago. Poorer than expected productivity growth in Australia for some time is to some extent now explained by the required ...

Govt slams Labor on ASIC budget cuts

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2007
... increases to ASIC funding as recently as mid-2006. Which Labor spokesperson are we meant to believe this time?" Over the decade of the Federal Coalition Government, ASIC's budget has been increased from $128.1 million to $265.2 million currently. The ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2007
... sell-off. The sell-off began on Tuesday, when China's benchmark stock index fell almost nine per cent, its sharpest drop in a decade. That led to waves of selling on Wall Street and in stock markets around the world. For the three major US stock indices ...

Magellan hires ex-CFS head of distribution

Magellan Financial Group, formerly the Pengana Hedge Funds Group, has appointed Frank Casarotti as head of distribution for its funds management activities. Prior to joining Magellan, Casarottie worked at Commonwealth Bank where he was head of adviser ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2007
... ended down 360.08 points at 20,147.87 after the Shanghai Composite Index dived nearly 9 per cent -- its biggest fall in a decade -- amid worries of further tightening measures ahead of a parliament session which begins next week. WELLINGTON - New Zealand ...

Principal kicks off global listed property fund

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2007
Principal Global Investors has launched the Principal Global Property Securities Fund giving investors access to a range of global listed real estate opportunities. The fund will invest in a global portfolio of listed securities that are embedded in ...

Australia to become an investment exporter: Perpetual

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2007
The biggest challenge facing funds managers is finding places to invest the wall of money that is flowing into Australia's already $1 trillion funds management market, said Emilio Gonzales, chief investment officer for Perpetual Investments. Illustrating ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2007
The impact of the drought on the Australian economy is set to worsen and the government has just revised up its forecasts noting that the summer crop is likely to be the worst in more than two decades with a reduction of the order of about 60 per cent. ...

Industry reports more soaring profits

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2007
... cent over the past three years to $395 billion and the funds management industry is expected to quadruple over the next decade.

Dig deeper to find value in hedge funds: Permal

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2007
Hedge funds and their returns should not be a mystery, according to fund of hedge funds (FOHF) specialist Permal Group, even if the hedge fund moniker is now so widely bandied around it is next to useless. "Saying something is a 'hedge fund' without ...