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Investa in $96.95 million retail centre purchase

Sydney-based Investa Property Group today announced the purchase of the MacArthur Central Retail Centre...

Morning market wrap: Equities back in favour

Market expectations of a relatively quick war, which will have been reaffirmed over the weekend by the US, UK, and Australian forces’ apparently rapid advance towards Baghdad...

Misery continues for superannuation funds: Mercer

The likelihood of a second consecutive year of negative returns for superannuation members has taken another step closer after a tough month for domestic shares...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian equities defy global optimism

Australian investors today expressed a degree of caution contrary to the optimism seen across global indices...

Significant increases in agricultural output in 2002: ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today released figures showing a record 14% increase to $39 billion in the estimated gross value of agricultural commodities...

Value managers maintain their edge as markets fall: InTech

Value-style managers have continued to outperform their growth counterparts as domestic and global share markets again fell in February...

Operational issues mainly to blame for hedge fund failures

In a report published by the Capital Markets Company (Capco)   recently on hedge funds...

Midday Market Wrap: All Ordinaries gains ground

The All Ordinaries gained some positive territory today as the markets followed the events in Iraq closely...

Half of hedge funds fail due to operational weakness: report

Fifty per cent of hedge funds fail due to weak internal infrastructure...

Morning market wrap: Dow Jones edges higher

The Dow Jones recorded another moderate gain overnight, rising 21.15 points to 8286.60 as the US market reacted with muted optimism...