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Macq eyes $150bn rural property as competitive asset class

With its uncanny knack for spotting relatively untapped investment opportunities, Macquarie Bank plans to launch a wholesale fund aimed at the $150 billion rural property sector. The bank has researched the sector for 18 months to find out if its cash ...

Lloyd George draws $66 million Funds SA mandate

High conviction manager Lloyd George Management has received a $66 million mandate from South Australian-based Funds SA for its LG Asia ex-Japan Fund. The fund was launched in December 2005 and is focused on Asian listed securities ex-Japan. It aims ...

Weekly economic round-up

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will decide to keep interest rates steady at 5.5 per cent after its Board meets to deliberate on monetary policy tomorrow. Last week's domestic data releases has ensured this outcome and increased the probability ...

Snowball FUA reaches $1.8bn

Listed financial services group Snowball is living up to its name by posting a strong 71 per cent increase in funds under advice, reaching $1.77 billion in the six months ending December 2005. Snowball managing director, Tony McDonald, said that the ...

Daily Economic Update

Australian building approvals disappointed market expectations for a 1.5 per cent rise in January and instead posted a 1.9 per cent decline. The recent figure, coming on top of a 3.5 per cent drop in the previous month, reflects the continued pessimism ...

Retail gross inflows break $200bn for 2005: Plan For Life

Retail managed fund's annual inflows broke $200 billion last year, showing double digit growth from 2004 and strong rates for the top fund managers. Gross inflows for the year to December were $205 billion, up 12 per cent on the previous year, according ...

Daily Economic Update

Latest National Accounts figures show that the Australian economy grew by a lower-than-expected 0.5 per cent in the December quarter - boosting expectations of continued steady interest rates in the near term. This followed an upwardly revised 0.3 per ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open sharply weaker as a poor lead from the US, coupled with a number of stocks going ex-dividend, are expected to weigh on the domestic bourse. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index was ...

Daily economic update

Australia's balance of payments continued to deteriorate in the December quarter with the deficit on the current account widening by 5.7 per cent to A$14.5 billion (6.1 per cent of GDP) from a revised A$13.7 billion shortfall in the September quarter. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly firmer as US markets provide a positive lead and the earnings season draws to a close. However, sharp weakness on some base and precious metals, as well as weaker oil prices, could lead to the ...