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Challenger wealth management FUM up 73 per cent

Challenger Financial Services has posted a solid half-year result with after-tax profits up 29 per cent to $72 million during the period. What's more, the wealth management arm enjoyed a 73 per cent rise in FUM for the full year. In the half year to ...

Macquarie property fund touts JV in the OC

Macquarie Office Trust (MOF), a listed property fund of Macquarie Bank, has touted a new joint venture with Californian property group, Maguire Properties, that they say will drive future growth from California. While MOF's 2005 half year results to ...

Weekly economic round-up

Last week's Australian data releases continued to paint a picture of a domestic economy that is growing moderately with little pressure on inflation and, therefore, no impetus for the official cash rate to move one way or the other. The Australian Bureau ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as firmer base and precious metal prices create positive sentiment for a market at the tail end of its earnings season. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index was 14 points ...

Daily economic update

Australian house prices rose by 2.1 per cent in the December quarter to stand 2.3 per cent above their level in the same period in 2004. This compares favourably with unchanged prices in the September quarter and market expectations for a 0.8 per cent ...

ING PEAL banks on private equity profits continuing

ING Private Equity Access Limited (ING PEAL) has posted a $3.23 million profit for the six months to the end of December 2005, primarily on the back of its listed equity portfolio. Australia's first listed private equity fund of funds, ING PEAL also ...

Daily economic update

Business investment continues to drive the Australian economy forward. This is established by today's Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) report showing that real capital spending increased by a much larger-than-expected 9.2 per cent in the December  ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a positive lead from the US and a slew of earnings reports dominates sentiment today. Base and precious metals were broadly unchanged overnight, while oil prices dropped sharply, suggesting a ...

Daily economic update

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that its wage price index (WPI) excluding bonuses rose by a lower-than-expected 0.9 per cent in the December quarter, down from 1.1 per cent in the previous three-month period. The deceleration in the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly weaker as a soft lead from US stocks sparks potential for profit taking. However, investors embraced earnings results yesterday and a continuation of that trend, coupled with firmer commodity ...