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Super funds pile on global equities

Vision Super joins a growing list of super funds that are ramping up their weighting on international equities, supporting recent reports that investors expect potentially higher returns overseas. The steadily depreciating AUD is also fuelling the sentiment ...

Daily Economic Update

Today's report of a fall in inflation expectations give credence to the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit's view that interest rates are on hold in the near term. The Melbourne Institute reported that Australian consumer expectations dipped to 4.6 ...

Market wrap

The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a strong rally in US markets following the decision by the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates for the 13th consecutive time. Stronger base metals are also expected to support the local ...

Daily Economic Update

Japan's current account surplus increased by 2.6 per cent to 1.38 trillion yen (US$11.4 billion) in the year to October. Higher overseas investment income and increased demand for the country's exports of autos and steel contributed to the wider surplus. ...

Market wrap

The Australian share market is expected to open fractionally firmer, although weak base and precious metals are likely to weigh on the overall bourse. The local financial sector has been strong recently and if this strength continues, the Australian ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as another soft lead from the US is expected to push the local bourse back into the red. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was steady at 4566. On the day Lion ...

Daily Economic Update

Today's economic releases is good news for the Australian economy but the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will still decide not to change interest rate settings for now. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the total value of dwelling ...

Kelly trades in financial planning for insurance

Speculation ended today when it was announced that Kerrie Kelly is abdicating her short lived post with the Financial Planning Association (FPA) to take up a career in insurance. Kelly will take on the role of executive director of the Insurance Council ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a poor lead from US markets is expected to more than offset commodity price strength, driving the domestic bourse lower. However, as markets start to wind down ahead of the end of the year, volumes ...

Weekly Economic Roundup

Last week's battery of domestic economic reports did nothing to alter the prevailing view over Australian monetary policy settings. If anything, they strengthened investors' conviction that local interest rates will remain steady at 5.5 per cent in ...