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Commercial lending finance down 15.2% for January

John Fernando The latest statistics on lending finance released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today showed that commercial financed dived by 15.2% to $19.86 billion for January 2003, from $23.42 billion in December 2002. The figures released ...

Unemployment rate falls to 6% in February: ABS

John Fernando Australia's unemployment rate fell 0.1% from January to 6% in February, but the number of people in work has actually decreased, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The total number of people ...

Decrease in housing finance for January 2003: ABS

John Fernando The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest figures on housing finance for owner occupation in January show significant declines in the construction and the purchase of new dwellings in comparison to January 2003. The construction ...

Perpetual loses $1.1 billion of worth of funds in February

Paul Cully Perpetual Investments today reported a $1.1 billion outflow in funds under management (FUM) in February, down to $16.4 billion on February 28 from $17.5 million on January 31. Perpetual said the significant contraction of its FUM was due ...

Retail growth sluggish, house prices remain strong: ABS

Paul Cully Consumer confidence remained weak in January, with figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealing that retail spending rose just 0.2 per cent in January to $14.48 billion. This follows moderate a seasonally ...

Housing approvals fall by 2.1% in January: ABS

John Fernando The total number of dwelling units approved for building in January fell by 2.1 per cent to 13,283 compared to December 2002, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today, further evidence of a slowdown of the property boom. This ...

Platinum defies international equity bloodbath: Rainmaker

John Fernando Platinum Asset Management has comfortably been the best performing fund manager in international equities in both the short and medium-term, Rainmaker Information said today. In the past 12 months to January 31, Platinum returned a loss ...

Aus equities managers struggle to beat benchmark as shares fall

Paul Cully The above-index value offered by Australian equities fund managers during the past 12 months has decreased in comparison to longer-term performance, according to research released today by Rainmaker Information. The average Australian equities ...

Sanford board rejects "inadequate" IWL offer

Paul Cully Financial services group Sanford's board of independent directors has unanimously recommended that its shareholders reject a takeover offer from InvestorWeb Limited (IWL). "The offer does not adequately reflect the underlying value of your ...

Defensive allocations remain on top: Mercer

John Fernando Defensive investment strategies have helped yield the best returns for fund managers in the three months ending January 31, while those who have opted for a more aggressive approach have been punished yet again, according Mercer Investment's ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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