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ING PEAL banks on private equity profits continuing

ING Private Equity Access Limited (ING PEAL) has posted a $3.23 million profit for the six months to the end of December 2005, primarily on the back of its listed equity portfolio. Australia's first listed private equity fund of funds, ING PEAL also ...

Daily economic update

Business investment continues to drive the Australian economy forward. This is established by today's Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) report showing that real capital spending increased by a much larger-than-expected 9.2 per cent in the December ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a positive lead from the US and a slew of earnings reports dominates sentiment today. Base and precious metals were broadly unchanged overnight, while oil prices dropped sharply, suggesting a ...

Daily economic update

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that its wage price index (WPI) excluding bonuses rose by a lower-than-expected 0.9 per cent in the December quarter, down from 1.1 per cent in the previous three-month period. The deceleration in the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly weaker as a soft lead from US stocks sparks potential for profit taking. However, investors embraced earnings results yesterday and a continuation of that trend, coupled with firmer commodity ...

Daily economic update

Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show that sales of new motor vehicles rose by 2.6 per cent to 83,728 units in January following a 0.8 per cent increase in December. High petrol prices continue to take their toll on sales of sports utility vehicles ...

Daily economic update

New US Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered his first public testimony before the House Financial Services Committee last night. In it, he noted that despite challenges, the US economy is growing at a solid pace. Mr. Bernanke indicated that 'some' additional ...

Daily economic update

The Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity stood at 4.1 per cent in December. This is above its long-term level of 3.7 per cent indicating a favourable growth outlook for the domestic economy in the coming months. However, reflecting ...

New survey debunks age-old investor behaviour views

A recent survey of investor behaviour is debunking age-old views on how men and women invest, and will potentially drive the popularity of gender-specific or lifecycle type managed funds. BT Financial Group and The University of Western Australia (UWA) ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2006
The Australian share market should open firmer as investors focus on earnings reports from some of the domestic market's biggest names. Strong gains in US markets as well as improvements in precious metals are also expected to underpin gains on the ...