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Daily economic update

Australian manufacturing production is up in the March quarter, while new motor vehicles sales were down. The Australian Industry Group (AIG)/PriceWaterhouseCoopers(PwC) latest quarterly survey of Australian manufacturing production showed that companies ...

REST on the hunt for new CEO

Award winning fund Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (REST) is searching for a new chief executive with long time CEO Neil Cochrane planning to step down in August. Cochrane says that, having been with the fund for five years, the fund needs a new ...

Daily economic update

US retail sales dropped by 1.3 per cent in February with ex autos falling by 0.4 per cent. Expectations were for a decline of 0.8 per cent and 0.5 per cent, respectively. January sales figures were revised up to show a rise of 2.9 per cent from a gain ...

Margin lenders bank on reputation not just rates

Investors are choosing margin lenders based on the lender's reputation not just on how much they charge, according to the latest survey from Investment Trends. In a comprehensive survey of over 2,900 investors, the Sydney-based research firm Investment ...

Daily economic update

As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the official cash rate untouched at 5.5 per cent following yesterday's Board meeting. The decision marked the 12th straight month of steady interest rates since March 2005 when it lifted its key ...

Daily economic update

Australia's balance of payments continued to deteriorate in the December quarter with the deficit on the current account widening by 5.7 per cent to A$14.5 billion (6.1 per cent of GDP) from a revised A$13.7 billion shortfall in the September quarter. ...

Weekly economic round-up

Last week's Australian data releases continued to paint a picture of a domestic economy that is growing moderately with little pressure on inflation and, therefore, no impetus for the official cash rate to move one way or the other. The Australian Bureau ...

Daily economic update

Australian house prices rose by 2.1 per cent in the December quarter to stand 2.3 per cent above their level in the same period in 2004. This compares favourably with unchanged prices in the September quarter and market expectations for a 0.8 per cent ...

Daily economic update

New US Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered his first public testimony before the House Financial Services Committee last night. In it, he noted that despite challenges, the US economy is growing at a solid pace. Mr. Bernanke indicated that 'some' additional ...

If the HAT fits: Intech launch into absolute returns

Intech Investment Consultants has launched a new high alpha Australian shares trust which will disregard short term volatility in favor of a pure performance focus. However, Intech's new Australian Shares Alpha Trust (HAT) will not suit everyone, said ...