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Greenspan says global recovery strengthening

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2004
Global growth has picked up over the past year but some countries like Japan face a significant threat if oil prices remain elevated, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said. In written responses to questions submitted to Greenspan on July 20 before ...

Net earnings 85% ahead of prospectus; IOOF

Financial services group IOOF on Monday announced net earnings 85% ahead of its prospectus forecast in the group's first year as a listed company reporting $41.6 million for the 12 months to 30 June. The 2003/2004 financial year results were up 20% ...

Suncorp maintaining the faith

Suncorp Investment Management is holding firm to the view of that a recovery on global equity markets is imminent maintaining an overweight position in global equity markets. "Looking ahead, we will maintain an overweight position in global equity markets ...

Schroder's equity funds tough it out in July; hybrid fund shines

Underperformance from NAB and Sons of Gwalia in July weighed on the performance of the Schroder Wholesale Australian equity fund, which finished down 0.5% in the month against a 0.2% rise in the benchmark ASX/S&P-200 index. Schroders also said its underweight ...

Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index 4% in June

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2004
The Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity, which indicates the likely pace of economic activity six to nine months into the future, was 4% in June, above its long-term trend of 3.4%. The annualised growth rate of the coincident ...

Small caps rank highest in July; Mercer

Mercer Investment Consulting released its Australian shares specialist fund performance tables to the end of July on Monday, revealing small cap funds produced their highest monthly gain since August last year. In a month when the Australian share market ...

Macquarie Leisure yr profit boosted by home of Big Brother

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2004
Macquarie Leisure Trust Group, manager of the Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast, on Monday said annual net profit had jumped 51%, helped by strong earnings from the home of Big Brother. Trust net profit for the year to 30 June 2004 rose to $17.4 ...

Jobless rate rises to 5.7% in July - ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2004
Australia\'s unemployment rate has gone up for the second month in a row, hitting 5.7% in July, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the jobless rate rose from 5.6% in June after a 21,600 jump in jobs, allowing for ...

Growth funds turn down in July: InTech

Data released by InTech Financial Services reveals the median growth-oriented superannuation fund lost 0.4% in July following the strongest annual returns in seven years in 2003/2004. International sharemarkets slipped 2.9% for the month, led by the ...

Australia performs strongly in global sector survey; S&P

Global ratings agency Standard & Poor's today released the inaugural July edition of its Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), highlighting the comparative monthly returns of all performance returns of sector indices and companies in different ...