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Confidence down but not out

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
... year to August - much the same as during 2006 and arguably a bit below the Statistician's latest reading for the March quarter. Strong public spending, however, has boosted the latter," the report said. Business conditions for the non-farm sector, as ...

A new mandate every 12 weeks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2007
... result revealed by the report is that 105 separate investment managers won $26 billion in new business during the March quarter, with the major winners being comprehensive full-service big brand managers who won 40 per cent and specialist fund managers ...

Surplus surpluses and soaring profits

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
While uncertainty is still producing some gasps on US markets, our local markets are breathing easier and supported further by favourable economic indicators. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Chairman of the Banking Committee, Senator Chris ...

Super contributions jump 42 pct to $114b

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
... during the June quarter 2007 was building on the strong 50 per cent growth in member contributions recorded in the March quarter, he added. But the most amazing revelation is that ASFA believe much of "the volume of transactions was from lower income ...

Industry funds show strongest growth in assets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
... manager of the Industry Super Network. Whiteley said industry funds showed the strongest growth in assets for the March quarter according to new figures release by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). "The survey is further evidence ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2007
... Nasdaq Composite Index edged ahead 0.16 of a point to 2,626.76. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases March quarter dwelling unit commencements data and May new motor vehicles sales data. On the market, Ten Network will release its quarterly ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2007
... Exchange, the June share price index was up nine points at 6,395. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases March quarter dwelling unit commencements data and May new motor vehicles sales data. On the market, Ten Network will release its quarterly ...

Economic round-up: Business up, sentiment down

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
... quarter. Last week's national accounts showed domestic demand had accelerated to an annual pace of 4.5 per cent in the March quarter and subsequent surveys support an expectation of little change for June. According to the NAB business conditions index ...

Economic round-up: Kiwis at war with inflation

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
... real estate saw house sales rise 8.1 per cent in April from the same period in 2006. First retail sales grew in the March quarter at their fastest since the statistics series started in 1995. This is a contrast with Australia's unbalanced house sales ...

Economic round-up: RBA thumbs-up

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
... thumbs-up and deciding to leave interest rates at 6.25 per cent for the sixth time. Also released today were the ABS's March quarter National Accounts showing that in trend terms GDP grew by 1.1 per cent, and seasonally adjusted it expanded by 1.6 per ...