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Easing of business sentiment offset by end of Iraq war: RBA

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) was content to keep interest rates on hold at 4.75 per cent despite an easing of domestic sentiment as the relatively speedy resolution of the war on Iraq removed "significant" risk from the global economy, it said ...

Financial planners get chance to turn tables on media

Financial planners will be given a chance to turn the tables on the media by rating the industry's publications and the journalists who write them, Adviser Rating's David Child told the Financial Standard today. Child said that he is conducting a survey ...

Growth funds record highest returns since October 2001: InTech

The median growth fund returned 2.9 per cent for April, the largest monthly gain since October 2001, InTech said today. The median growth fund return for the 2001/02 financial year was -4.1%. The median fund returned 1.6% in March and InTech believes ...

Lowest quarterly inflow of retail funds in eight years: Assirt

The March 2003 quarter saw the lowest quarterly retail managed fund inflows since March 1995, totalling $434 million, according to Assirt. This is also the first time that quarterly inflows have dipped below the $1 billion mark since 1996. The declines ...

Newspaper job advertisements down 12.1% in April: ANZ

The number of job advertisements in major metropolitan newspapers fell by 12.1 per cent in April - the largest decline in four months - the latest ANZ Job Advertisements series has revealed. The series, released today, revealed that the level of newspaper ...

Hedge fund inflows double in the first quarter of 2003: survey

Aggregated flows for all hedge fund strategies more than doubled from US$596 million (A$993.33 million) to US$1.4 billion (A$2.33 billion) from the fourth quarter of 2002 to the first quarter of 2003, according to a quarterly poll published by LJH Global ...

Flight Centre records $68.8 million in profits

Flight Centre today announced an increase of 21 per cent in its pre tax profit of $68.8 million for the nine months to March 31, 2002 and a 31% increase in gross ticket sales and other revenue to $3.14 billion. "Our profit figures for the third quarter ...

Air New Zealand reduces earnings estimate, cancels services

Air New Zealand has announced a further downward revision to its earnings estimate for the financial year ending 2003, reducing it to NZ$200 million (A$180.95 million) as it continues to struggle with the fallout of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks dip

US stocks took a tumble last night as did the FTSE-100 index as a series of disappointing corporate results put investors on the back foot The Asian markets performed well despite the overhanging socio-economic crisis looming due to the SARS virus. ...

Afternoon market wrap: All ordinaries up

The All Ordinaries rose by over 0.4% in trading this afternoon as the economy is expected to be buoyed by strong consumer confidence in the wake of the decisive coalition military campaign in Iraq. Telstra has announced growth in its underlying sales ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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