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Lies, damned lies and statistics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... job numbers lie within the realm of possibility. Consumers are spending. Australian retail sales rose by 2.2 per cent in March - more than four times market expectations for a 0.5 percent gain. Better, real retail sales increased by 1 per cent in the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open lower after losses on Wall Street, although commodity and metal prices were higher overnight. At 0808 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was down 21 points at 3,892. In economic ...

Future Fund seeks debt expert

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
The $58 billion Future Fund is looking to recruit a senior analyst specialising in debt and hedge funds. A recent statement on the Future Fund website notes that the fund is hunting for a senior analyst to focus on manager research in the debt and hedge ...

VFMC suffers portfolio losses

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... the stockmarket slump when it posted a 28 per cent loss in its Australian equities portfolio for the financial year to 31 March - and a 29 per cent loss in international equities over the same period. VMFC's performance follow one of the most unstable ...

Finovia opts for Select

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
Select Asset Management has scored a portfolio management mandate from new wealth management firm, Finovia Pty Limited. Finovia, a Melbourne based wealth management and strategic financial advisory business established last year appointed Select as ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
The Australian share market has received a positive lead from Wall Street with key indices and commodity prices all higher. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 67 points at 3,932. In economic news on Thursday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
The Australian share market has received flat leads from Wall Street, with key indices, oil and copper ending marginally lower, while precious metals were higher. At 0731 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up ten points ...

Baby boomers hang on to investments

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
Baby Boomers may be sitting tight with their investment strategies, but many are arming themselves with education and taking a more prudent investment approach in a bid to ride out the GFC, new research shows. The latest Retire Ready survey from Commonwealth ...

Future Fund hires more managers

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
Goldman Sachs, ING Clarion and Perennial are just three of seven new mandate beneficiaries of the $59 billion Future Fund. According to its latest quarterly update, the Future Fund has appointed new Aussie equities mandates with JF Capital Partners ...

They will, they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
It'll be another case of "will they, won't they" today as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) holds its regular monthly Board meeting. Will they, won't they? The RBA lowered the country's official cash rate to an even 3 per cent last month. This represented ...