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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
The Westpac-Melbourne Institute's Leading Index rose by 1.8 points in June resulting in a year on year growth rate of 5.3 per cent, the highest monthly reading since March 2004. The index measures four components of future activity in the approvals ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after international markets, oil prices and some major metals fell overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract had fallen 20 points to 5027 at 0755 AEST. Profit ...

Hunter Hall shares the wealth with staff

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2006
Hunter Hall has announced a staff equity plan and executive profit sharing scheme in a bid to retain key personnel for the long term, a strategy which will see portfolio managers eventually owning 10 per cent of the company. The Portfolio Manager Share ...

STA and ARF post record returns

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006
STA Super and the Australian Retirement Fund (ARF) have delivered record returns to members on the back of their recent move to join forces as AustralianSuper. According to Rainmaker data, for the year to 30 June 2006 STA is fourth overall for its default ...

Advisor charged with $1.5m fraud

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006
An advisor has been charged after an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation found that he allegedly defrauded almost $1.5 million from investors. Financial advisor Antonio Pisano appeared in Armadale Magistrates' Court ...

Small Macq delivers big returns

Mercer has ranked Macquarie Small Company fund as the number one performing small cap fund manager of 2006 after the fund posted a high 40.6 per cent return, before tax and fees, for the year ended June 30, 2006. Portfolio manager Neil Carter said the ...

Schroders welcomes new CEO

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
Schroder Investment Management Australia has announced the promotion of a new chief executive officer with the outgoing head taking up a regional management role. Greg Cooper will leave his role as Schroders head of product, Asia Pacific, take up the ...

Perpetual profits roll on with product roll-outs

Listed fund manager Perpetual has boosted operating profits by 13 per cent after tax for the 2006 financial year to $131.5 million and has announced a dividend up 25 per cent on the previous year. After a March interim dividend of $1.62 per share shareholders ...

BT Wrap blasts through $25bn

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
BT Financial Group has announced a huge 39 per cent hike in funds under administration for its BT Wrap, taking the headline figure to $25 billion. For the 12 months to June 2006 BT announced a 39 per cent jump in funds under administration, a 45 per ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
Following the 178 recommendations of the Productivity Commission Taskforce on how the government might reduce bureaucratic problems associated with the administration of the GST and FBT, Treasurer Costello has announced that 158 of the recommendations ...