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Small cap managers outperform: van Eyk

Small cap fund managers continue to outperform benchmark returns index but this may not be sustained, according to a report by van Eyk Research. "All the managers reviewed with long enough track records have outperformed the small cap index in the three ...

Aust job vacancies fall 14,600 in August qtr: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2004
Job vacancies fell 14,600 to 117,600 seasonally adjusted in the August quarter, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said while in other figures released today, the bureau said retail sales improved just 0.2 per cent, or $36 million, during August. ...

Investors now less risk averse: ING

... director Ross Bowden said. Almost 10 per cent of survey respondents said they would consider investing in shares, the highest figure since March 2002. Confirming the trend, 6 per cent of respondents said they intended to invest their new savings in managed ...

Aust trade deficit narrows in August to $1.93 billion - ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2004
Australia's trade gap with the rest of the world narrowed sharply in August after a five per cent drop in imports, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said the monthly trade deficit fell to $1.93 billion last month after a ...

Global investment flows seen recovering after three-year slide

... investment (FDI) flows into countries continued to decline last year, falling by 18% to US$560 billion dollars from the 2002 figure, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in an annual report. But the outflow of FDI mainly ...

Lending golden age over - Datamonitor

... slowdown in the rate of lending have appeared, the company said, with lending commitments in June 2004 down on the year-ago figure and more than $2.5 billion below the October 2003 peak. "The slowdown will be driven principally by increased borrowing ...

Count Financial economic worth $222 mln- independent valuation

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2004
... of the supporting infrastructure, technologies and distribution the company currently has. Count said the $222 million figure does not necessarily represent the company\'s sale value, or value ascribed by a potential acquirer, but is simply a figure ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2004
The Australian stock market is likely to aim for new highs today following the lead of overseas markets which finished in an upward surge overnight. The trend-setting US markets staged a late rally to close at their highest levels in a month. On the ...

Economy well placed for solid growth: Costello

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2004
The Australian economy was well placed to maintain solid growth, Treasurer Peter Costello said today. Costello\'s comments came after new figures showed Australia\'s economy picked up the pace in the June quarter, despite a surprise slump in the farm ...

Market Wrap

The Australian dollar opened stronger today after the US dollar lost ground overnight on weaker than expected economic data. At 0700 AEST the local currency was trading at US$0.7043/48, compared with 0.7005/09 at yesterday\'s close. It reached a low ...