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Rate cut? maybe not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
... this year to only 25 basis points. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that actual new private capital expenditure rose by 5.7 per cent in the June quarter. This is more than double market expectations for a 2 per cent increase. The strength ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... index futures contract was up 53 points at 5,038. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) private new capital expenditure for June is due. Companies releasing annual results include Village Roadshow, Origin Energy, Macarthur Coal, Queensland ...

Capex & Credit at the forefront

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 24 AUG 2008
... release for the domestic market this week with the release of the Australian Bureau of Statistics' Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure for June 2008. Actual capital expenditure declined by 2.5 per cent in the March quarter, partially ...

Plan B bears market pain

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
Boutique wealth manager Plan B's full year results were not as stellar as the numbers in the half year although the company still managed to meet its earnings target and dish out higher-than-planned dividends for shareholders. Six months ago, Plan B ...

SAM seeks retail distributor for theme funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... 70 stocks in each portfolio. Each company within the portfolios are well positioned to grow as a result of rising expenditure and interest in sustainable infrastructure and business. "We're looking for companies which have tested business models and ...

Former Invesco duo harvest good returns

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... We remain underweight listed property trusts, geared infrastructure investment vehicles, utilities, discretionary expenditure and US housing [and] consumer exposures," he said. Karara also announced that its small companies portfolio achieved an excess ...

NZ economy goes negative

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... economy contracted in the first quarter. GDP fell 0.3 per cent q/q on a production basis, or 0.6 per cent q/q on an expenditure basis. This is a stunning change from the 0.8 per cent q/q growth in the December quarter of 2007, when the economy seemed ...

Fujitsu and tradeslot sign carbon mgmt deal

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... managers and super funds will be able to optimise the allocation of funds for projects and offsets, and forecast their expenditure for a few years. "It's like a financial trading market tool for carbon," said O'Flynn.

Loomis Sayles taps luxury goods and alt energy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
US based investment manager Loomis Sayles is positioning its Global Growth fund to capture global consumer expenditure in luxury electronic items and rising demand for alternative energy sources despite the on going global economic slump. Mark Baribeau ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
... price index was up 42 points at 5,716. In news today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases new private capital expenditure data for the March quarter. In company news, Tower Australia Group Ltd and GrainCorp Ltd report interim results. Everest ...