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IMF blames the world

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
... Outlook, increasing the likelihood that central banks will need to further tighten monetary policy. The risk of an oil price spike remains a concern." While financial markets have upped the odds, to 83 per cent, of an August rate hike, a defensive Federal ...

B&B profits jump with new funds in the pipeline

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2007
... - and its total assets under management doubled to more than $44 billion by calendar 2006. IPO work also led to a sharp spike in advisory fees. That fee flow - and an expected increase from deal making and fund creation in the coming years - means Babcock ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
... expectations for small increase in prices of around 0.2 per cent in the quarter. On Wall Street overnight, stocks gained as a spike in crude oil prices lifted shares of energy companies while strong profits from United Technologies Corp prompted investors ...

Private equity spree hurting managers: Suncorp

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
The spate of private equity activity is making life hard for active fund managers, with index funds outperforming many Australian equities funds thanks to the soaring valuations of unloved stocks on the back of buyout speculation. According to Denis ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
... Australia's fifth largest bank St George was up 21 cents to $32.69. US shares were mixed as the market digested a sharp spike in wholesale price inflation, but the strong momentum lifted the Dow blue-chip index to a fresh all-time record close. The Dow ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
... 5,559.7, and all ordinaries shed 31.8 points to 5,541.6. NEW YORK - US shares were mixed as the market digested a sharp spike in wholesale price inflation, but the strong momentum lifted the Dow blue-chip index to a fresh all-time record close. According ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
... robust profits, including investment banks Bear Stearns Cos and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Energy shares rose after a spike in oil prices caused by OPEC's decision to curtail production further. The Dow Jones industrial average was trading up 107.91 ...

IPO activity at record levels: Deloitte

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
A Deloitte report has found that an expected spike in initial public offer (IPO) activity in December will push the number of IPOs this calendar year to record levels, however the total value of all public floats will be virtually half the 2005 figure. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
... record of 5318.2 set in May. NEW YORK - US stocks closed higher overnight, with the Dow reaching another record close, as a spike in Altria Group's shares offset worries about the outlook for Boeing Co and General Motors Corp. A sharp rebound in crude ...

Suncorp bids for Promina and a national footprint

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
... Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) asked Promina to respond to market rumours of a takeover bid that saw shares in Promina begin to spike this week. The announcement has seen Promina shares up by around 15 per cent in today's trading and Suncorp shares ...