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Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries in drift mode

Paul Cully The All Ordinaries index spent the day going nowhere fast, drifting 4.60 points lower as the dominant 'wait-and-see' position of cautious investors during recent weeks again coming into play. But the news was at last positive for beleaguered ...

The value of bonds: Brumby defends the role of government debt

Paul Cully Victorian State Treasurer John Brumby has weighed in on the debate surrounding government bonds, arguing that government borrowing provides both flexibility for Australian investors and maintains the country's international standing. "It ...

Survey confirms fall in business confidence for February

John Fernando Rising geo-political tensions and weakening equity markets are increasingly impacting on business investment and employment intentions, as well as current sales. This was released in the National Australia Bank's (NAB) monthly business ...

$16 billion of assets disappear in 12 months: ABS

Paul Cully Total assets held by fund managers have shrunk by $16 billion in the past 12 months, according to the latest managed funds figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS said total assets at the end of the December ...

Afternoon market wrap: AMP dumped yet again

John Fernando/Paul Cully The All Ordinaries gained slightly in trading today, following the positive trend set in Wall Street yesterday with US stocks gaining over 1%. AMP stocks continued to be dogged by a lack investor confidence as the financial ...

Property returns beat equities, but inflows slow up: study

Paul Cully Property again outperformed domestic equities in January, but inflow growth decreased during the period, according to research released today by Rainmaker Information. Rainmaker said property returned 0.4% in January, comfortably outperforming ...

Style neutral, growth managers to gain some favour in 2003

John Fernando Research house van Eyk, in it s annual Australian Equities Sector Review report released today, said that style neutral and growth managers will see a modest increase in favour in 2003, following a year of dominance for value managers ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries at 42-month low

John Fernando The All Ordinaries index lost over 2% in trading today, falling to a 42-month low, reflecting the trend started overnight in all the major international markets. Wall Street lost about 2% of its value, while Japan's Nikkei index decreased ...

Value funds significantly outperform Growth funds: InTech

John Fernando InTech's latest performance survey released today revealed that value-style fund managers significantly outperformed their growth-style counterparts over the past 12 months. According to the survey, the Macquarie value-based index showed ...

Qantas staff strikes loom as profits soar 56%

John Fernando Qantas Airways today announced an after tax profit $352.5 million for the half-year ended December 31 2002. This represents an increase of $199 million or 56% over the corresponding period for 2001. The group had total revenues of $5.88 ...