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Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006
... an increase to 320,000. Comments from US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke also helped ease market anxiety over the country's growth outlook. In his speech before the Economic Club of Chicago, Mr. Bernanke said that although 'a significant increase ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
... from an equally strong 13.6 per cent rise in the previous month. The data indicates strengthening domestic demand in the country which could ultimately prompt the People's Bank of China to raise interest rates anew in its battle to cool down the overheating ...

Morgan Stanley steps up local game

... Asian economy and Australia's role in it, Morgan Stanley has made the strategic move to beef up its presence here. "In country-specific funds, we have funds for US, Japan and India but not in the UK or Germany. The fact that we are now looking into [setting ...

CFS appoints REST chief

... having been the chief for five years, the fund needs a new dynamic. During his tenure, REST grew to become one of the country's largest funds with over 1.6 million members and $10.6 billion in funds under management. Last year, he was named Fund Executive ...

Westpoint fundraiser's last minute dash

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) after it received an anonymous tip that Burnard was planning to skip the country to take up residence in the US last Wednesday. In an urgent application on Friday 2 June, ASIC rushed through restraining orders ...

E*TRADE picks up HSBC Stockbroking

... said, "They have to demonstrate very clearly that they can add value otherwise they will be struggling." E*TRADE is the country's second largest online broker and will have around 300,000 customer accounts with more than $14 billion in assets following ...

MERs out of date and disclosure still an ordeal: Westbrook

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2006
... really chasing alpha as best they could. However, Westbrook said the industry was possibly the most growth-oriented in the country. "We're mandated for growth. We don't have recessions and we are always looking to grow."

Emerging markets out, Japan in

... Fitch Ratings has noted that Japanese securities companies have posted their highest fiscal year net profits since the country's economic meltdown in the early-1990s. The ratings agency said this is due to an increased in trading volumes as investors ...

Bravura set to fire with ASX listing

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
... retain 71 per cent of the issued shares. The company is Sydney based and provides administration software to four of the country's top five third-party superannuation administrators. Clients include Commonwealth Bank, BT Financial, ING, AMP, Suncorp-Metway ...

Aussie fund frontrunner for Bank of China $12bn float

... Services and Avenue Capital Management. "There's little competition in the market place. We're a China-themed fund but not country specific. We can invest in NASDAQ stocks that do a majority of business in China as well as invest in HK-listed stocks ...