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Flying high with Pegasus

Adelaide-based Pegasus Growth Strategy Fund has posted a high 61 per cent return in the year to October proving there is merit behind micro-cap investing. A look at the fund's track record shows that it is certainly leaving up to its name, which refers ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2006
The ANZ job series released yesterday showed the number of major newspaper and internet job ads rose by 5.8 per cent in October to an average of more than 195,000 per week, 25.3 per cent higher a year ago. The earlier September increase of 0.3 per cent ...

Noonan replaces Wason on CBUS board

CBUS director George Wason has been replaced on the fund board by fellow Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) official Dave Noonan, following an election held last week. The decision came amid reports in the Canberra Times of a Federal ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2006
Notes on the Australian System of National Accounts released yesterday showed that while GDP increased by 2.8 per cent in 2005-06, GDP per capita increased by 1.5 per cent. The household savings ratio, which has been on a downward spiral for three decades ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2006
The Australian stock market was weaker at noon with profit taking and losses by the big miners dragging the market down. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 11.1 points to 5388.3, while the all ordinaries fell 11.6 points to 5356.1. On ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
The Australian stock market was stronger at noon with big gains from takeover target Rinker Group and Rio Tinto driving the bourse upwards. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index added 27 points to 5385.5?, while the all ordinaries gained 24 points ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
The Australian Fair Pay Commission yesterday increased the national minimum wage for low paid workers by $27.36 to $700 and by $22.04 for those above $700 in a decision that was supported by both major political parties and the union movement but opposed ...

CFDs close in on share trading

Contracts for difference (CFDs), a derivatives product which came out of nowhere five years ago, are now the second most popular trading instrument in the country with the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) gearing up to launch their version next year. ...

Charles River and Yieldbroker integrate platforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
Charles River Development and Yieldbroker have announced a link between their respective systems that will allow Charles River clients to execute trades through the Yieldbroker's DEBTS trading platform. The deal will provide institutional portfolio ...

Not-for-profits need to engage with industry: IFSA

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
Speaking at the Catholic Social Services Australia Conference on Wednesday, Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) chief executive officer, Richard Gilbert, urged the not-for-profit sector to get more involved with industry to help underpin ...