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MacarthurCook fund is hot property

MacarthurCook Property Securites (MPS) has delivered an emphatic 177.4 per cent gain in half year profits, proving that the bricks-and-mortar sector still delivers fat returns in a high-tech world. The fund announced that in the half year to 31 December ...

Weekly economic round-up

The Australian market continued its record-breaking run last week supported by continued gains in commodity prices, good earnings news out of the United States and stronger conviction for steady domestic interest rates. Last week's rally took the S&P/ASX ...

Daily economic update

Reports of strong US durable goods orders could create doubt for those expecting the Federal Reserve to soon put an end to its monetary policy tightening. US durable goods orders rose by 1.3 per cent in December following an upwardly revised 5.4 per ...

Daily economic update

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and financial markets will welcome the country's latest inflation figures. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that headline consumer prices rose by 0.5 per cent in the December quarter - less than ...

Fund flows up across most areas: AXA

AXA Asia Pacific Holdings revealed positive fund flows and new business results for the year ended 31 December 2005. Most areas were significantly up on 2004. Total net fund flows in Australia and New Zealand were up 139.6 per cent to $9.55 billion ...

Boutiques to flourish in growing super pool

Boutique fund managers are set to thrive in 2006 as Australia's superannuation pool swells towards $1 trillion. According Bruce Bell, managing director of Bellwether Partners, superannuation assets now totally more than $800 billion provide great impetus ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2006
The Australian share market should continue to climb today following a positive lead from Wall Street overnight, with higher base metal prices likely to provide a further boost to resources stocks. Investors will also be looking to the release of the ...

Daily economic update

... a seasonally adjusted basis) when compared with the same month last year, the trend estimates continue to decelerate. December marked the 10th consecutive monthly fall in the trend figures, undoubtedly a reaction to high petrol prices. Overseas, the ...

FPA adds marketing man and banker to Board

The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has appointed new directors to its board commencing as current CEO, Kerrie Kelly, prepares for her departure. Bruce Foy, an investment banker, and Rob Gerrand, a marketing consultant, will replace ...

Weekly economic round-up

Last week's Australian economic data releases were mainly second-tier but nonetheless gave further evidence that domestic monetary policy will remain on hold in the near term. For instance, while the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) lending finance ...