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Weekly economic round-up

Despite worldwide speculation and anxiety leading up to US Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan's retirement, financial markets were largely well-behaved when 'the maestro' turned over the helms of the US central bank to White House economic adviser Ben Bernanke ...

Daily Economic Update

Australian retail sales increased by 0.4 per cent in December, more than offsetting the 0.1 per cent fall in the previous month but is lower than market expectations for a 0.5 per cent rise. Year-on-year, retail sales increased by 4 per cent - the fastest ...

INVESCO to make waves in retail market

INVESCO hopes to use the global muscle of its parent company AMVESCAP to capture a wider share of the retail investor market and is due to launch four new funds in the first half of this year. The Melbourne-based fund manager, which currently markets ...

Let's get ethical: Hunter Hall

Ethical fund manager Hunter Hall is proving you can save the world and save for your retirement at the same time, with the group's Global Ethical Trust returning a high 26.4 per cent over the year to December versus its benchmark's much lower 17 per ...

Daily economic update

Today's update on Australian building approvals provides yet another indication that domestic interest rates will remain on hold in the near term. Based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures, the total number of dwelling units approved ...

Daily economic update

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) reported a 2.9 per cent fall in its skilled vacancies index in January, led by a 3.6 per cent decline in openings for trades. Automotive trades posted the biggest decline (9.2 per cent) in ...

Loan doubles lure reverse mortgage providers

The story of reverse mortgages looks set to continue, as new figures released by independent market analyst Datamonitor (DTM) show loans for the products more than doubled in 2005. Datamonitor's new report includes figures that forecast the reverse ...

Daily Economic Update

The National Australia Bank's (NAB) monthly business survey showed Australian business conditions continue to improve. The business conditions index rose to 14 in December from 11 in the previous month, supported by better trading conditions and profitability. ...

Canadian pensions get leg up from energy: RBC Dexia

Canadian pension plans have posted an 11.7 per cent gain in the year ending December 2005 propped by the nation's energy sector, based on the latest survey by RBC Dexia Investor Services. The London-based pension administration and global custody firm ...

MacarthurCook fund is hot property

MacarthurCook Property Securites (MPS) has delivered an emphatic 177.4 per cent gain in half year profits, proving that the bricks-and-mortar sector still delivers fat returns in a high-tech world. The fund announced that in the half year to 31 December  ...