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Stronger Aussie dollar outpaced by gains in oil price

From Savanth Sebastian - CommSec

Job advertisements; Petrol price Petrol prices are set to rise – but modestly. The rally in the Australian dollar has been outpaced by gains in regional oil prices. According to

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08 Nov 2010

Healthy trade; petrol prices to creep higher

From Craig James - Commsec

International trade; Job advertisements; Petrol price The trade surplus widened in August. The trade surplus rose by $603 million to $2,346 million. Exports fell by 2.4 per cent while imports

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05 Oct 2010

Investor Signposts: Week Beginning October 3 2010

From Craig James - Commsec

The big picture Next week the Reserve Bank is widely expected to lift interest rates. Interestingly if you go back just over a fortnight ago no major forecaster was expecting

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03 Oct 2010

Manufacturing contracts to nine-month lows

From Savanth Sebastian - CommSec

Performance of Manufacturing The Performance of Manufacturing index fell by 4.4 points in September to a nine-month low of 47.3. Any reading below 50 means the manufacturing sector is contracting.

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01 Oct 2010

Weak data raises doubts about imminent rate hike

From Savanth Sebastian - CommSec

Latest economic data The outlook for home builders remains sluggish. New dwelling approvals fell for the fourth time in the past five months – down by 4.7 per cent in

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30 Sep 2010

Powerhouse mining sector

From Savanth Sebastian - CommSec

Quarterly Labour force data; RBA Speech; Imports In percentage terms, employment in the mining sector expanded rapidly over the past year. In the year to August, mining sector employment grew

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16 Sep 2010

Russell adds three directors to global alternatives team

From Russell Investments

Expansion continues with the appointment of industry experts in hedge funds, private equity and operational due diligence. As part of ongoing efforts to deepen its global capabilities and resources in

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14 Sep 2010

INGIM further strengthens wholesale capabilities with new appointments

From ING Australia

Key distribution hire in northern region Push into adviser and platform sector continues ING Investment Management (INGIM) Australia has continued to expand its push into the wholesale intermediary market with

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14 Sep 2010

Charter Hall Direct Property appoints Brendan Cannon as Key Account Manager for WA and QLD

From Charter Hall Direct Property

Charter Hall Direct Property has appointed Brendan Cannon as its Key Account Manager for Western Australia and Queensland; two of the business’ growth markets. In his new role, Mr Cannon

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13 Sep 2010

AMP Capital announces key appointments to Fixed Income team

From AMP Limited

AMP Capital Investors has announced the key appointment of Senior Portfolio Manager Sonia Baillie to the Fixed Income team, as incumbent Andrew Lally joins the Australian Equities team. In addition,

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