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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2007
The most recent monthly retail trade data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that in seasonally adjusted terms the turnover for the retail and hospitality services sector increased by 0.9 per cent in January after rises of 0.2 per cent in ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open lower on a weak US lead. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0719 AEDT, the March share price index contract was down 47 points at 5,723. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release business ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2007
Analysis of data on private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure just release by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that in seasonally adjusted terms total new capital expenditure rose by only 1 per cent during the September to December ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open lower on a weak US lead. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0745 AEDT, the March share price index contract was down 43 points at 5760. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases its balance of ...

China funds under pressure?

Share markets worldwide have already bounced back after their sudden declines yesterday, precipitated by China's share market fall, but the scare has prompted investors to reassess the value of China-specific funds. Up until this week China's growth ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2007
The Labour Price Index released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday shows that in seasonally adjusted terms the overall growth to December last year from a year earlier was 4 per cent which was composed of a 3.8 per cent increase in private ...

Industry reports more soaring profits

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2007
The wealth management industry continues to scale new heights with more strong reporting results for some of the big brands for the half year to 31 December 2006. This is due largely to an increase in superannuation inflows and solid returns in the ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open flat with only a slight lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0742 AEDT, the March share price index contract was unchanged at 5969. In economic news today, the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Property 'extreme makeover' a winning formula: FKP

FKP Funds Management, the funds management arm of FKP property group, delivered more than its full year return target in the space of six months by buying into and refurbishing distressed properties. The group's FKP Core Plus fund returned 18.8 per ...

Index funds basking in the glow of 6,000

With the S&P/ASX300 Index zooming past 6,000 points last week, investors in index funds can look back at another year of exceptional passive returns. According to Rainmaker Data, the top 10 index funds last year achieved an average return of 24 per ...