Baby-boom! Migration levels ease

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Population statistics Australia’s population grew by 403,082 people over the year to March. Population growth consolidated, increasing by 1.8 per cent over the past year, however continuing to ease from

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Lonsec releases Australian and Global Equity Responsible Investment sector review

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Lonsec’s annual Review of Responsible Investment Funds covered seven Australian equity and three global equity funds. Lonsec awarded its premier ‘Highly Recommended’ rating to two Australian Equity Funds – BT

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MLC appoints Stuart Keighran to new role

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  MLC has further expanded its investment management team with the appointment of Stuart Keighran to a newly created role of Portfolio Manager, Property and Unlisted Assets. Stuart takes responsibility

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Budget outcome: Better than expected… again

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Federal budget update The Federal Budget deficit stood at $54.8 billion in 2009/10 (4.2 per cent of GDP), an improvement of $2.3 billion on the estimate made just four months

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Cash holdings rise to record highs

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The proportion of super funds (pension funds) assets held in cash rose from 14.3 per cent to 15 per cent in the June quarter, well above the decade average of

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Weekly market & economic update

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Headline developments of the past week While the risk of a double dip back into recession may be waning, the prospect of sub-par growth in key developed countries suggests that

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Investor Signposts: Week Beginning September 26 2010

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The big picture Finally one of the great myths has been debunked. The Reserve Bank has finally acknowledged that housing affordability is not a major problem in Australia. Neither is

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Cold start to spring poses risks for retailers

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Economic focus Australian retailers, especially those dependent on seasonal purchases, could face new pressures unless the weather starts to warm up in the next few weeks. Capital cities such as

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MLC boosts technical team with key appointments

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MLC today announced key appointments to its technical team along with an expansion of support services for financial advisers. Gemma Dale has been appointed to the role of Head of

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PIMCO Australia strengthens its retail team

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Leading bond fund manager PIMCO Australia has today announced the appointment of Michael Dale as Investment Specialist, servicing the retail market, including financial planners, as it looks to expand its

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