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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2004
In Sydney today the sharemarket is expected to open slightly firmer as gains in the US markets and a moderation in the decline of commodity prices could help alleviate the recent slide in the domestic market. The December share price index contract ...

Housing finance falling and consumer sentiment easing

Following the RBA's position on leaving the official rates unchanged, latest housing figures and a drop in consumer sentiment indicate a slowdown in the economy. After falling 0.5 per cent in September, the number of housing loans for owner occupation ...

Meteoritic rise for Plum and NGS

Both Plum and Non Government Schools Super fund (NGS) have enjoyed a meteoritic rise in funds under management with Plum's employer division reaching the $4 billion mark and NGS Super reaching $1 billion. NGS Super increased $942.73 million in September ...

AMP Capital needs to stand the test of time

Morningstar Research has given AMP Capital Investors Equity Fund-Class A an investment grade rating as part of the research house's Australian share sector strategy review. The fund has been outperformed by its benchmark for the last five years mainly ...

Second round of executive appointments for NAB

NAB has followed up the revamp of its executive committee in late October with four new appointments at senior executive level in keeping with the implementation of the bank's fresh strategic agenda. In the current round of appointments Gordon Lefevre ...

Five-year ban for portfolio manager

ASIC has given Raydn Nolan a five-year ban from the financial services industry after finding he operated a discretionary portfolio management business without holding an appropriate licence. Nolan ran the business between October 1993 and May 2002 ...

All signs point to an economic deceleration

New economic data for the month of October 2004 has been released revealing a reduction 0.7 per cent in the value of retail trade and a 2.4 per cent drop in building approvals. On an industry groups basis the fall in retail trade was driven mainly by ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2004
In Sydney today the sharemarket is expected to open firmer as continued momentum from yesterday's trade flows through the market. The December share price index contract, a key indicator for the day ahead, was seven points firmer at 3943 on a volume ...

Portfolio Partners concentrated strategy

Portfolio Partners Prof Elite Opportunities' unorthodox strategy has earned a recommended rating from Morningstar after a solid performance over the 12 months ended October 31, 2004 where the fund outperformed benchmark by 1.73 per cent. The fund's ...

Alliance a work in progress

Alliance's Wholesale Australian Equity Growth Fund has experienced both strategic and personnel difficulties in recent times. The fund has underperformed its benchmark by 1.11 per cent over the last year and 4.2 per cent over the last three years ending ...