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Weak jobs data may mean delayed rate rise: economists

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2004
Weaker than expected jobs data meant the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may not have a case to raise interest rates straight after the October election, economists said today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics today said total employment had fallen ...

AFS licensees pass ASIC's spot check

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on Monday released its findings on a program of 353 randomly conducted verification visits on Australian financial services (AFS) licensees. Conducted between December 2002 and July 2004, the ...

AMP China fund tops $55m

AMP Capital Investors on Monday announced it had raised $55 million in subscriptions through 3000 new investors in the AMP Capital China Fund. "The China Fund marks the first step in AMP Capital's strategy to develop specialist retail funds," AMP Capital ...

US hedge funds bearish equity

The appeal of US equity markets to macro hedge funds is in decline, according to the latest data provided by Van Hedge Advisors International released last week. According to the study conducted in the US, 50% of managers surveyed by Van Hedge said ...

Job advertisements in newspapers rise 4% in Aug-ANZ

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2004
The number of job advertisements in major metropolitan newspapers rose a seasonally adjusted 4% in August, according to the ANZ job ads survey out today. The number rose to an average of 22,463 per week, more than offsetting a fall of 0.6% in July. ...

Babcock & Brown announces board

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2004
Investment bank Babcock & Brown has finalised its board ahead of a planned listing on the Australian Stock Exchange. The board will initially comprise three Australian-based non-executive directors and four executive directors. Two more non-executive ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2004
The Australian stock market is likely to aim for new highs today following the lead of overseas markets which finished in an upward surge overnight. The trend-setting US markets staged a late rally to close at their highest levels in a month. On the ...

VAN global hedge fund index slips -0.9% net in July

The Van Global Hedge Fund Index lost -0.9% net of fees in July according to hedge fund consultant Van Hedge Fund Advisors International. The index's July return represents the average net performance of over 800 hedge funds employing a variety of investment ...

Aust bond market opens broadly unchanged ahead of US jobs report

The Australian bond market opened broadly unchanged today as traders awaited an upcoming United States jobs report for their next lead. Early today the yield on the Commonwealth Government May 2013 bond was at 5.425% from 5.440 at yesterday\'s close ...

Market Wrap

The Australian dollar opened stronger today after the US dollar lost ground overnight on weaker than expected economic data. At 0700 AEST the local currency was trading at US$0.7043/48, compared with 0.7005/09 at yesterday\'s close. It reached a low ...