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Emerging markets to bounce back after correction

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2006
Emerging market equities came under the spotlight in last week's global markets downturn with some predicting a fall in investors' appetite for risk, but economists say it only signals a temporary correction for the sector. According to State Street's ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2006
... for investment housing rose by 2.5 per cent, driven primarily by a large jump in the volatile construction of dwellings for rent or resale series (up 14.3 per cent). The number of commitments for owner occupied housing finance went up by 0.7 per cent ...

Macq fund sizzles on high occupancy

Investors are lapping up units in Macquarie's $260 million unlisted Direct Property Fund (MDPF) which is riding the crest of a near 100 per cent occupancy rate for its office properties. MDPF has beaten its benchmark index by 33 per cent in the quarter ...

Single women a rising force in residential property

Single women may account for a small portion of the home buyer market but a recent survey has revealed they are fast becoming a dominant force. A survey commissioned by First National Real Estate has found that adding to a majority 79 per cent of women ...

Daily economic update

... rose by 2.3 per cent during the month. A big 20.3 per cent increase in commitments for the construction of dwellings for rent or resale prompted a 2 per cent increase in investment housing finance commitments. However, care must be taken in extrapolating ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly weaker as a soft lead from US stocks sparks potential for profit taking. However, investors embraced earnings results yesterday and a continuation of that trend, coupled with firmer commodity ...

Vanguard gains all stars: Navigator

Index manager Vanguard notched a five-star rating, the only fund manager to do so out of 15 based on the latest property sector review by Navigator Research. "The key attraction of the Vanguard Property Securities Index Fund is the low cost exposure ...

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 ...

Daily Economic Update

... troubling was a 0.7 per cent rise in services with core services rising by 0.3 per cent. Housing rose by 0.9 per cent with owners rent equivalent increasing by a more muted 0.1 per cent. Year-on-year, the headline US CPI is up by 4.3 per cent in October ...

School kids should be financially literate: Commonwealth

... The recipients can also use their grant to fund programs that will give students 'real life' simulation exercises on how to rent a house or pay bills. "The Grants program aims to help the youth of today develop the critical skills and understanding of ...