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Hedge funds achieve modest gains for September: Van Hedge Fund Advisors

Despite the fact that all major US stock market benchmarks were down last month, hedge funds continued to generate seventh-straight month of modest gains for the Van Global Hedge Fund Index. Van Hedge Fund Advisors (VAN) has said that seven out of ten ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar strong after volatile night

The Australian dollar opened stronger today after a volatile night where it was pulled down by the euro. At 0700 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6881/86 compared with yesterday's close of 0.6878/84. In overnight trading the local unit ...

Junior dealer permanently banned by ASIC

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned junior dealer Amber Joy Phelps, of Queensland, from acting as a representative of a dealer or a representative of an investment adviser. Ms Phelps was engaged as a junior ...

Australian Rugby Union added to BT corporate super's new mandates

BT Financial Group (BT) has revealed it experienced a bumper September quarter, with 15 new corporate superannuation mandates won over the three months, totalling $185 million in funds under administration. BT said its new mandates include a $67 million ...

Morning Market Wrap: Gains continue; US$ weakens

The Australian share market is likely to continue its recent gains, following a slight lead from key United States indices overnight. By 0710 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange the December share price index contract, a key indicator of trading for ...

Economy strong; rates will rise: NAB survey

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2003
Australian business conditions remained robust in September, indicating unrelenting strength in the economy, the latest National Australia Bank (NAB) business survey shows. While business conditions were marginally lower than the strong levels of August ...

Labour lashes out against government's 'phoney portability' of super

Labour's Senator Nick Sherry, the shadow minister for retirement incomes and savings, says the so-called portability mark II regulations gazetted last week by the Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan are 'weak and wimpy'. "The size of the problem is well-known ...

Small caps fire investor interest: fund managers

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
Funds managers have noted renewed investor enthusiasm for Australia's small cap stocks, which continue to outperform the general market recovery of recent months. This week marks seven months since the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and most Asian ...

S&P assigns AA rating to Macquarie Alpha Plus fund

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
Standard & Poor's today announced that it has assigned its AA rating to the Macquarie Alpha Plus Fund. The rating reflects the rigorous style-neutral investment process and depth and experience of the investment team. This is the second Macquarie fund ...

Macquarie spends $40 million in South Korea

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
Macquarie Bank Ltd has deepened its footprint in South Korea, with another $40 million investment in a vital toll road linking two of the nation's biggest cities. In the second investment for its Korean Road Infrastructure Fund (KRIF), Macquarie said ...