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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2006
... would be an additional encouragement to motorists as LPG is presently of the order of 50 per cent cheaper than petrol. Transport Minister Warren Truss has suggested that in addition to examining bio-fuels like ethanol synthetic crude oil from shale should ...

Allco adds two to team ahead of new products

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
... management, Chris West, said the group, which traditionally has offered asset based financing in the areas of property and transport, is working on a range of new products to push third party distribution and institutional investment. "We are working ...

Bravura brings on board new director

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2006
Bravura Solutions has added to its senior management team with the appointment of a new non-executive director to the board. James MacKenzie comes to Bravura from his position as managing director of funds management and insurance at ANZ Banking Group ...

$38bn VFMC bigger and better

... organisations. Its clients include the Emergency Services Superannuation Scheme (ESS), the Victorian WorkCover Authority, the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) and the Parliamentary Trustees. But the Treasurer of Victoria gave the group an even bigger ...

Daily economic update

US economic data continues to surprise on the upside, creating doubts over expectations that the US Federal Reserve is nearly finished with its interest rate hikes. US factory orders surged by 4.2 per cent in March following an upwardly revised gain ...

Daily economic update

A sharp increase in durable goods orders in March affirms expectations of a strong first quarter US GDP growth. US durable goods orders rose by 6.1 per cent in March - the biggest increase in 10 months - following a 3.4 per cent rise in the previous ...

Babcock & Brown swells infrastructure by $3.4bn

Home grown infrastructure group Babcock & Brown Infrastructure (ASX: BBI) has agreed to buy US utility giant NorthWestern in an all-cash deal worth US$2.23 billion ($3 billion) along with a 51 per cent stake in WestNet Rail for $435 million. The acquisitions ...

First State Super goes public offer

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
... provide more value-added services to our members." First State Super will remain a not-for-profit fund and members who transport their account with them into the private sector will not see any change to their existing entitlements. First State Super ...

S&P downgrades CDOs after automotive default

... Vera Chaplin, said the major trend in CDOs flowing on from 2005 is the downgrades and defaults of the automotive and transport sector. "Both Ford and GM impacted 2005, and now Dana has defaulted," Chaplin said. "This is an example of an event affecting ...

Daily economic update

... sectors led by higher output in the food and beverages and construction materials sector. Production dropped sharply in transport equipment and clothing and footwear. Total sales were flat after recording falls in the September and December quarters. ...