Lending at 5-year low; Petrol at 30-month high

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Lending finance Lending slumped in February. Total lending finance fell by 5.7 per cent in February after sliding by 6.1 per cent in January. Lending totalled $49.3 billion in February –... Read more continue reading

Snippet – To the edge and back again

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The Second Liberty Bond Act of 1917 placed a limit on the amount of public debt that the US Government can have outstanding. This Statutory Debt Limit, or debt ceiling,... Read more continue reading

AFA: FOFA reforms include new education standards

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This week the Government and ASIC have made two key announcements concerning the future of advice. Increasing education standards for new and existing advisers Financial advisers and the scope taxation... Read more continue reading

Jobs up, but slowdown clear over time

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Labour force Employment rebounded in March, lifting by 37,800 people. Economists had tipped job gains of 20,000 (range from +5,000 to +30,000 jobs). The February result was revised to show job... Read more continue reading

All Star Maple-Brown Abbott Listed Property Fund earns “Investment Grade” rating by Lonsec*.

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Kate Mulligan, Managing Director of All Star Funds has announced today a rating of “Investment Grade” by Lonsec for the All Star MBA Listed Property Fund. X Maple-Brown Abbott (MBA)... Read more continue reading

AMP Capital raises €241 million for new infrastructure debt fund

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AMP Capital Investors has raised an initial €241 million and secured 12 institutional investors into the new wholesale AMP Capital Infrastructure Debt Fund, which invests in the subordinated debt of essential infrastructure... Read more continue reading

Trade account back in the red

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Trade: New Vehicle Sales Australia has recorded its first trade deficit in 11 months. The trade balance eroded from a surplus of $1,433 million in January to a deficit of... Read more continue reading

Home loans fall to near decade lows

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Housing finance Loans for the purchase of newly erected dwelling slumped by 12 per cent in February. Over the past three months loans are down almost 36 per cent – marking... Read more continue reading

Investor Signposts: Week Beginning April 10 2011

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Upcoming economic and financial market events  The big picture One of the sleeper issues at present is population growth. The latest data showed that Australia’s population grew by 1.6 per... Read more continue reading

Principal Real Estate Investors Ranked Among “Greenest Companies” in the U.S.

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Commercial Property Executive recognizes company’s green commercial real estate initiatives Principal Real Estate Investors, the fourth largest institutional real estate manager in the United States, is among the greenest commercial real... Read more continue reading