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Fixed interest managers under-perform index over 12 months

Australian fixed interest funds have under-performed the sector index over the past 12 months, returning 9.26% compared to the index performance of 9.63%, according to Rainmaker Information. The best performing fund manager in the Australian fixed interest ...

Job vacancies up 4% since November 2002: ABS

The trend estimate of the number of job vacancies in Australia has risen by 4 per cent since November 2002, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today The ABS said there were 106,800 job vacancies in February, with 92,800 in the private sector ...

Super returns heading for second miserable year: Rainmaker

Superannuation members should not only prepare for a second consecutive year of negative returns, but also brace themselves for an even worse year than 2001-2002, according to Rainmaker Information. Australian bonds were the best performing asset class ...

Australian borrowing falls to $22.08 billion in March quarter

Australian borrowing dropped to US$13.3 billion (A$22.08 billion) in the first quarter of 2003, down 18 per cent from the same period in 2002, according to figures released today by Thomson Financial. Thomson said that a sharp fall in domestic bonds ...

Trade deficit widens to $1.87 billion: ABS

Australia's balance of trade in goods and services stood at a deficit figure of $1.87 billion for February 2003 as compared to a deficit of $1.31 billion in January 2003. Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today showed that the ...

Westfield America earnings on track: Lowy

The chairman of Westfield America Trust, Frank Lowy, today announced at a members meeting that the company expects distribution per unit growth for 2003 to be in line with market consensus forecasts of approximately $0.16 per unit, which represents ...

Retirement income funds suffer 13% sales slowdown: IFSA

Total retirement income funds under management increased by 2.3% over the December quarter to $45.7 billion but total sales were down by over 13% for the quarter to $2.4 billion, the Investment and Financial Services Association Limited (IFSA) said ...

Commonwealth faces up to "challenging" market

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia's (CBA) total assets under management fell $11 billion to around $95 billion in the second half of 2002 against a backdrop of tough market conditions and a preference for 'value' style management, CBA chief financial ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries fights back

The All Ordinaries index staged something of an afternoon rally to finish just 3.40 points lower following a weaker morning session. The big banks, seen as relatively safe havens by equity investors in uncertain times, again led the way. Commonwealth ...

Lend Lease US Office Trust profits rise to $55.78 million

The US Lend Lease US Office Trust recorded a profit of US$33.2 million ($55.78 million) for the year ended December 31 2002, it announced today. The figure represents a $6.22 million increase from 2001. "Despite ongoing weakness in the US economy and ...