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Surplus surpluses and soaring profits

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
... in the budget surplus, further illustrate the strength of the domestic economy. The Westpac - Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity, which indicates the likely pace of economic activity for the next three to nine months, has more good ...

QIC and QSuper pour $28b in alpha-beta mandates

... beta strategies. One of the most significant result of that decision was the awarding of around $3 billion each to leading index managers Vanguard and State Street, on behalf of QSuper, which manages $28 billion in funds and is QIC's largest client. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2007
... Industry Association of Australia will release new home sales data for March, and the Westpac Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity also is released. In company news, Zinifex Ltd unveils its third quarter production report and ANZ Banking ...

Vanguard puts case for passive-active allocation

An asset allocation expert from leading index manager Vanguard has put forward the case for a portfolio construction model that invests around 40 per cent in active strategies. In a whistlestop visit to Australia, Nelson Wicas, a US based principal ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2007
... are the components behind the fall in the indicator. The six equally weighted variables that feed into the DEWR leading index are sales of new motor vehicles, building approvals, job vacancies, GDP, ANZ newspaper job advertisements and the DEWR skilled ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
... survey of Australian Manufacturing for the December quarter, while the Westpac-Melbourne Institute puts out its leading index for October. Elsewhere, St George Bank and Incitec Pivot will hold annual general meetings. Yesterday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Daily economic round-up

ALFRED SINN  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2006
... lower. Today Glenn Steven will officially commences his role of Governor of the RBA. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activities for July is due on Wednesday and the Skill job vacancies index for September will be released on ...

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

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2006
... September share price index contract was up 36 points to 4933.0 at 0712 AEST. Today the Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity for May will be released and the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations publishes its July ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
... labour market and hence increased wage pressure. On the other hand, US equities fell following reports that the US leading index registered its biggest fall in nine months. The Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators fell by 0.6 per cent ...