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Economic round-up - Baby take a bow

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
Federal Treasurer Peter Costello must be preparing for curtain calls on his economic management performance as solid household consumption and a rush of business investment have driven Australia's economic expansion rate to its strongest levels in three ...

Fin Synergy ramps up R&D

Financial Synergy, the software group behind popular administration platform Acurity, has increased their R&D spend by 300 per cent in a bid to edge out competitors and provide clients with better online services. Setting a distinction between enhancing ...

T.Rowe Price wins Chinese govt fund mandate

T. Rowe Price Global Investment Services has won a US equity mandate from the National Council for Social Security Fund (SSF) of China, one of only 10 non-Chinese investment managers selected by the US$25 billion-plus pension fund. The SSF, similar ...

Biotech looms as boom sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
The biotech sector is emerging as a sunrise opportunity for investors who have an eye on the long term, looking for very strong capital gains. "Biotech is all about the use of biological processes to create commercial products," said Brad Ross-Sampson ...

Allianz Global flags $350m European property fund IPO

You think you've got World Cup fever? Allianz Global Investors Australia has taken the mania in Germany one step further by planning an Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) listing of a property fund that focuses on German retail and commercial properties. ...

Centro looms large with $1bn launch

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2006
Centro has announced the largest property syndicate ever made available in the Australian market, and with a total value of $1 billion it believes the US-focused property fund might be hitting the market at just the right time. Driven by continued investor ...

Call for personal tax cuts to plug company tax loophole

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2006
A push to cut top income tax rates was flagged this week as the Board of Taxation chairman, Dick Warburton, said such a reduction would stop people channelling personal income into company coffers. Warburton recently co-authored a report comparing Australia's ...

Pengana EL Fund moves to 'highly recommended'

Pengana's Emerging Leaders Fund has been upgraded to "highly recommended" by Lonsec. The improved rating makes Pengana's small cap fund one of only two to carry the highly recommended rating from Lonsec. The fund was formed 18 months ago and was originally ...

Ironbridge cements role in NZ aged care

Leading private equity group Ironbridge Capital announced this month that it has completed its acquisition of Elrond Holdings and Qualcare Group, two large aged care businesses in New Zealand. The group is investing alongside Greg Tomlinson, formerly ...

MetLife releases handbook for retirees

Insurance and financial services firm MetLife has released a consumer handbook for retirement as part of their 'Client Education Series' initiative. The handbook, titled 'Planning the retirement of your dreams', shows how retirees and pre-retirees can ...