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Long term returns key to super

The latest Intech Super Survey shows that average returns in the past 20 years remained strong despite the 1987 market crash, early nineties recession and the tech bust. According to Intech, the median growth super fund returned 8.9 percent per year ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a solid lead from the US and a recovery in base and precious metals helps to underpin the local bourse. However, most investors will be watching Westpac shares when they resume trading this morning ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2005
SYDNEY - the Australian share market is expected to open slightly weaker as softer base and precious metal prices hit the local resources sector, although stock-specific news over the rest of the week will be a key driver for the domestic bourse. On ...

Economic Roundup

Increased volatility continued to be the name of the game during last week's financial market trading activity. Inflation and its attendant consequence on monetary policy - read higher interest rates -- remained the major cause for recent investor trepidation. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2005
SYDNEY - the Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a recovery in US markets is expected to override weakness in commodities to ensure a bright start to the week for the domestic bourse. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share ...

Inflation surges but interest rates should stay put

Inflation has now reached the upper limit of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) tolerance range, but the surge in inflation is slower than expected. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.9 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2005
SYDNEY - the Australian share market is expected to open slightly firmer as strong base and precious metal prices, coupled with a surge in the oil price overnight, are expected to give a green light to the buoyant domestic resources sector. However ...

Growth-Style Equities strong third quarter: Morningstar

Australian equities' performance is still buoyant for this financial year, according to Morningstar's league tables of major wholesale fund categories. The tables tracked performance to 30 September 2005 and revealed that Equities performance has continued ...

Weekly Economic Roundup

... equities market and the Australian dollar on tenterhooks for most of the week. US headline CPI rose by 1.2 per cent in September - its steepest monthly rise since March 1980 - on the back of surging energy prices. Year-on-year, the headline inflation ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a poor lead from the Dow Jones and weak base metal prices expected to ensure a soft start on the domestic bourse. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was nine ...