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Retail fund FUM drops $12bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... under management (FUM) across the retail managed funds sector dropped almost $12 billion to $532 billion during the June quarter, with Australian Wealth Management (AWM), BT Financial Group and NAB/MLC posting the biggest losses. The Plan for Life analysis ...

Weak growth confirms RBA cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... by 25 basis points to 7 per cent. Australian real gross domestic product advanced by a meagre 0.3 per cent in the June quarter - the slowest quarterly growth rate in three and a half years - from 0.7 per cent in the previous three month period. This ...

One down, more to follow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... Accounts is expected to confirm the slowdown in the economy, with growth in real GDP weakening to 0.4 per cent in the June quarter from 0.6 per cent in the first. This would bring the country's annual economic growth rate down to 2.9 per cent - the lowest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... Index (Australian PSI) for August. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the national accounts data for the June quarter. AWB Ltd A-class shareholders will meet to consider corporate constitutional reform. Yesterday, the Australian share market ...

Today's the day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008
... domestic activity remains in good stead. Among them: The current account deficit narrowed to A$12.7 billion in the June quarter - the smallest deficit in three years -- from a record A$19.8 billion deficit in the previous three-month period. The improvement ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008
... Australian Bureau of Statistics releases building approvals data for July and the government finance statistics for the June quarter. Lend Lease managing director Greg Clarke will address the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia on "A Two Track ...

Three steadies and a cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... trickle of soft data over the past few months. Australian real GDP is expected to increase by 0.4 per cent in the June quarter for an annual growth rate of 2.9 per cent. This is down from the first quarter's 0.6 per cent quarter-on-quarter growth and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... Bureau of Statistics is to release data on the balance of payments, foreign investment and business indicators for the June quarter. The Reserve Bank of Australia releases its commodity price index for August. TD Securities and the Melbourne Institute ...

Rate cut? maybe not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
... 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 in investment spending was further ...

A$ backpedals

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
... Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release its preliminary estimate of construction work done for the June quarter. Construction work done is expected to rise by 1.5 per cent in the second quarter after a reported 2.3 per cent increase in ...