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Centro announces $1.32 billion move for AMP Shopping Centre Trust

Paul Cully Listed property trust Centro today acquired 19.9% of units in AMP Shopping Centre Trust (ART) and promptly followed up the acquisition with an off-market bid to take the remaining units, valuing ART at approximately $1.32 billion. "We believe ...

Credit Suisse asset allocation outlook downgraded

Credit Suisse asset allocation outlook downgraded: Morningstar John Fernando Morningstar has downgraded Credit Suisse Asset Management's ('CSAM') allocation from 'very positive' to 'neutral' following the forthcoming retirement of Lindsay Gibson as ...

Australians shifting investments to bank accounts: survey

Paul Cully Australians have deposited $76 billion into bank accounts during the last year, dwarfing the $47 billion they have pumped into investment vehicles, according to research by Rainmaker Information. The figures suggest that the desperate share ...

BT loses $1.29 billion of retail funds in December quarter:survey

Paul Cully BT/Westpac saw $1.29 billion of retail funds leave its management in the December quarter while the sector as a whole increased by 2.4 per cent, according to the latest research by Plan For Life. BT/Westpac's retail funds under management ...

Indexed funds dumped as investors seek to beat benchmark: survey

Paul Cully Falling equity markets have taken their toll on indexed funds, with total funds under management (FUM) dropping by 12 per cent during the December quarter, according to Rainmaker Information's latest survey of Australian investment market. ...

Commercial lending finance down 15.2% for January

John Fernando The latest statistics on lending finance released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today showed that commercial financed dived by 15.2% to $19.86 billion for January 2003, from $23.42 billion in December 2002. The figures released ...

Challenger profits fall 67% to $35.84 million, but inflows grow

Paul Cully Challenger International today announced a half year profit of $35.84 million, down 67 per cent from the corresponding period last year, due in part to a $14.6 million write down of its UK operations and a more conservative estimate of futures ...

Decrease in housing finance for January 2003: ABS

John Fernando The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest figures on housing finance for owner occupation in January show significant declines in the construction and the purchase of new dwellings in comparison to January 2003. The construction ...

Deakin announces half year loss of $776,403

Paul Cully Deakin Financial Services today announced a half year loss of $776,403 for the six months ending December 31, but said it was on track to meet its ambitious expansion plans. The loss was in line with the company's expectations, and it predicted ...

Retail growth sluggish, house prices remain strong: ABS

Paul Cully Consumer confidence remained weak in January, with figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealing that retail spending rose just 0.2 per cent in January to $14.48 billion. This follows moderate a seasonally ...