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Home building up, merchandise imports down in September quarter

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2003
Home building activity picked up in the three months to September, the first rise in a year, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the number of new homes begun in the September quarter rose 5.5 per cent after falling ...

Property investment interest falls in December quarter: survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2003
There's been a fall in the number of people who intend to invest new savings in the property sector, with managed funds growing in popularity. The ING Melbourne Institute Household Savings and Investment Report found that those considering investing ...

Challenger small cap fund tops performance tables: survey

Three funds - the Challenger Australian Small Companies Fund, the GMO Small Companies Trust and Perpetual Smaller Companies Share Fund - continue to lead the risk-adjusted performances of Australian small cap managers, according to a new survey. All ...

Consumer inflation expectations fall in December, at six month lows

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2003
Consumer expectations of inflation over the coming year fell for the second consecutive month to hit six-year lows in December at 3.1 per cent. The Melbourne Institute consumer inflationary expectations survey found 25 per cent of respondents believed ...

CSAM to launch master trust products in early 2004

Credit Suisse Asset Management Australia (CSAM) has signalled its intention to expand further away from manufacturing or pure funds management, today announcing plans to launch its own series of master trusts in early 2004. The products will be offered ...

Australians still hungry for property AMP indicator reveals

Despite the recent fall from grace of property marketer Henry Kaye as well as the plunge of home loan affordability to its lowest recorded level since September 1995, Australia remains as infatuated with property as ever, today's AMP Banking/REIA Home ...

Australia's balance of trade improves in October, boosted by the Rugby World Cup

The seasonally-adjusted value of Australia's international trade in goods and services for October showed a two per cent increase in exports of goods and services (to $11,755 million) as compared with the data for September due to an increase in international ...

Brisbane has highest housing price increase for the year: ABS

Brisbane leads the nation's capital cities by recording the highest increase in housing prices with a 27.8 per cent rise in its house price index for the year to September 2003, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Close on its heels is Canberra ...

BT Wrap reaches $10 billion, as platform launches new suite

BT Financial Group (BT) has announced its Wrap platform has reached $10 billion in funds under administration (FUA), describing it as "a major milestone that coincides with a suite of new enhancements being launched across the platform". BT said the ...

Worst over for the economy: TD Securities

TD Securities Chief Strategist Stephen Koukoulas has said the latest national accounts confirm that the worst is over for the Australian economy, but the recovery is anything but robust. With the GDP rising 1.2 per cent in the September quarter after ...