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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 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2004
In Sydney today the sharemarket is expected to open slightly weaker as US markets fell across the board and base metal prices also moderated somewhat. The December share price index contract, a key indicator for the day ahead, was one point firmer at ...

All signs point to an economic deceleration

New economic data for the month of October 2004 has been released revealing a reduction 0.7 per cent in the value of retail trade and a 2.4 per cent drop in building approvals. On an industry groups basis the fall in retail trade was driven mainly by ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2004
In Sydney today the sharemarket is expected to open slightly weaker as lacklustre trade from a shortened US trading session provides little direction for the local bourse. Weaker base metal prices to end last week could also weigh on the domestic resource ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2004
In Sydney today the sharemarket is expected to open slightly firmer as strong base metal prices help to offset the lack of direction from the US markets. The December share price index contract, a key indicator for the day ahead, was steady at 3898 ...