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Daily economic update

... rate was at 5.3 per cent in January, an increase from an upwardly revised 5.2 per cent in the previous month. The latest figure takes the annual rate of jobs growth down to 1.6 per cent from 2.1 per cent (year-on-year) in November. The annual rate of ...

Twice as many super funds now offering planning advice

New figures released by Rainmaker reveal that the number of superannuation funds offering financial planning to members has doubled over three years, with more industry funds set to take it up. Figures from Rainmaker's new online super fund comparison ...

Daily economic update

Today's update on Australian building approvals provides yet another indication that domestic interest rates will remain on hold in the near term. Based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures, the total number of dwelling units approved ...

Loan doubles lure reverse mortgage providers

The story of reverse mortgages looks set to continue, as new figures released by independent market analyst Datamonitor (DTM) show loans for the products more than doubled in 2005. Datamonitor's new report includes figures that forecast the reverse ...

MacarthurCook fund is hot property

MacarthurCook Property Securites (MPS) has delivered an emphatic 177.4 per cent gain in half year profits, proving that the bricks-and-mortar sector still delivers fat returns in a high-tech world. The fund announced that in the half year to 31 December ...

Private equity and M&A market activity to stay strong in 2006: Gresham

Private equity market activity is expected to continue during 2006 with a range of players preparing for new capital raisings or launching services to cater for the growing interest in the sector. Private equity investment specialist Gresham is one ...

Daily economic update

... prices rose by 0.5 per cent in the December quarter - less than market expectations for a 0.6 per cent increase. The latest figure takes the annual headline CPI inflation rate down to 2.8 per cent from 3 per cent in the year to the September quarter. ...

Fund flows up across most areas: AXA

... also up 32.5 per cent to $10.79 billion, from $8.15 billion in 2004. Net retail inflows revealed an even more attractive figure, up 71.1 per cent to $5.04 billion, from $2.93 billion in 2004. Net superannuation flows were up 16.8 per cent to $856.5 million ...

Daily economic update

Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show that sales of new motor vehicles rose by 0.8 per cent to 81,096 units in December. Sales of sports utility vehicles rose by 8.1 per cent during the month, sales of 'other' vehicles increased by 1 per cent ...

Weekly economic round-up

Last week's Australian economic data releases were mainly second-tier but nonetheless gave further evidence that domestic monetary policy will remain on hold in the near term. For instance, while the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) lending finance ...