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Daily economic update

There were again no surprises in the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) announcement that its Board decided to keep the official cash rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent after yesterday's meeting. Moderate economic growth and benign inflation pressures have ...

Daily economic update

Growth in services and government spending boosted the economy of the United Kingdom to its fastest quarterly rate of growth in one year. UK GDP expanded by 0.6 per cent in the December quarter, building on the 0.5 per cent rise in the previous quarter. ...

Recovering house prices to sustain wealth affect

Using mortgage insurance demand as a leading indicator for real estate prices, PMI Mortgage Insurance (PMI) has found prices are generally moving upwards, confirming sentiment that the so-called property slowdown may be nearing an end. With real estate ...

Weekly economic round-up

There were again no significant economic reports released out of Australia last week but the minor ones that did see print were indicative of the moderate growth outlook for the local economy. For instance, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) ...

Daily economic update

Australian manufacturing production is up in the March quarter, while new motor vehicles sales were down. The Australian Industry Group (AIG)/PriceWaterhouseCoopers(PwC) latest quarterly survey of Australian manufacturing production showed that companies ...

Macq wrap crosses the line first for retail inflows

Macquarie Wrap Solutions received the most net retail inflows in the final quarter of 2005, handing it first place for growth in funds under administration for the quarter and making it number one for inflows for the second half of 2005. S&P's latest ...

Weekly economic round-up

There was light news in terms of domestic economic data last week but the few pieces that were released painted a more positive tone for the Australian economy. The latest surveys of Australian business and consumer sentiment both showed improving confidence. ...

Margin lenders bank on reputation not just rates

Investors are choosing margin lenders based on the lender's reputation not just on how much they charge, according to the latest survey from Investment Trends. In a comprehensive survey of over 2,900 investors, the Sydney-based research firm Investment ...

Equity Trustees appoints regional BDM

Equity Trustees has announced the appointment of a new regional business development manager. Mike Mirams joins the Melbourne-based fund manager and will take responsibility for managing client relationships in Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania. ...

S&P gives "recommended" rating to global funds

S&P has assigned European Investor's Global Property Trust a "recommended" rating, while also adding two global Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) funds to their recommended funds. European Investors is a Macquarie group manager within Macquarie Professional ...