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HOST-PLUS reaches $3 billion mark

HOST-PLUS has reached $3 billion in funds under management for September 2004. The fund has benefited from the rising equity market with a majority of its assets held in equities. As of September HOST-PLUS held 37.5 per cent in domestic equities and ...

Housing finance falling and consumer sentiment easing

Following the RBA's position on leaving the official rates unchanged, latest housing figures and a drop in consumer sentiment indicate a slowdown in the economy. After falling 0.5 per cent in September, the number of housing loans for owner occupation ...

Ethical approach pays off for BT

BT's sustainability share fund has been awarded Ethical Fund of the Year. The criteria of the award included the financial performance of the fund, the sustainability credentials of the companies held by the fund and the overall commitment to corporate ...

Meteoritic rise for Plum and NGS

Both Plum and Non Government Schools Super fund (NGS) have enjoyed a meteoritic rise in funds under management with Plum's employer division reaching the $4 billion mark and NGS Super reaching $1 billion. NGS Super increased $942.73 million in September  ...

Intech is HOT with strong buy

InvestorWeb research has awarded Intech's international share high opportunities trust (HOT) a five star rating. InvestorWeb said the "fund offers an attractive and efficiently diversified investment exposure to the international shares sector." The ...

What's the big deal with M&A?

Although there was only a 6 per cent increase in the number of M&A deals the value of deals grew by 40 per cent signalling the return of big M&A deals both locally and internationally. KPMG's corporate finance survey researched the Australian M&A environment ...

September quarter sees 2.1 per cent growth in unitised wholesale funds

Plan for Life Actuaries and Researchers have revealed a 2.1 per cent rise in all unitised wholesale funds in their analysis of the 2004 September quarter. The result brings the level of funds under management in wholesale funds to $205.6 billion representing ...

Costello says economic slowdown not unwelcome

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2004
The current slowdown in the Australian economy was not unwelcome, Treasurer Peter Costello said today. In figures released yesterday, the economy grew 0.3 per cent in the September quarter, giving the nation an annual growth rate of 3.0 per cent. The ...

Australian global equities under review

A key trend Standard & Poor's (S&P) observed from its latest global equities sector review was the major benchmark deviation across management groups in favour of underweighting in the US market. S&P states this has been largely a by-product of stock ...

MIR expands offering into retail space

Boutique fund manager MIR Investment Management will offer a series of funds into the retail space through its alliance with Equity Trustees (EQT). The move follows on from MIR offering its three investments products, an Australian equities funds, an ...