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Select to focus on private equity with Barwon partnership

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
... Armstrong, has been on the Select Alternatives Portfolio investment committee for nearly 12 months. Armstrong and his company Barwon are specialist who advise fund managers on private equity investments. Select has also added two new staff to underpin ...

Flight Centre books private equity ticket

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
The private equity juggernaut rolls on with Flight Centre accepting a $1.6 billion offer to de-list the company and have the business managed with private equity group Pacific Equity Partners (PEP). The deal is the latest in a string of private equity ...

Optimum time for super: Mariner

... products, but also reach out to the market to provide updates on the superannuation and retirement environment." Speaking at a company briefing yesterday, Anderson said that by making super simpler and very tax-effective, more people will be interested ...

AUI tops $4b FUM

... benefits of its diversification strategy after it unveiled a record $4 billion in funds under management (FUM) at the company's annual general meeting (AGM) yesterday. "Overall we have almost doubled average monthly inflows since the same time last year ...

MIR scores $100m from Catholic Super and Retirement

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
... part of a CSRF strategy to phase out unit trust holdings to improve reporting transparency and control over individual company holdings. Greg Cantor, chief executive officer of CSRF, said MIR's Australian equities capabilities had risen to prominence ...

RBC Dexia appoints new Aussie head

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2006
... managing director for its Australian operations as outgoing head Alex Muto prepares to transition into a new role in the company. Head of technical sales, Scott MacDonald, will step up to lead the company while Muto will help manage a smooth handover ...

Suncorp set to pay $7.9b for Promina

... executive of the enlarged group while Promina's chief, Mike Wilkins, has agreed to a six month consultative role. The new company will have 16,000 employees and manage $63 billion in assets on behalf of eight million customers. The portfolio of financial ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
... pressure on the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates," Mr Klusman said. He said the big mover of the day was insurance company Suncorp. "People had expected a bid for Suncorp from Westpac at $25 a share and that didn't eventuate and Suncorp has announced ...

Not-for-profits need to engage with industry: IFSA

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
... corporate board." Companies, regardless of what they're doing, are part of the community," said Gilbert. "You don't have a company or a super fund, for example, unless you are part of some great community, to the extent that they actually should be engaged ...

Derivative Fitch rates structured products

... called Derivative Fitch and will provide ratings, research, analytics and evaluation services for credit derivatives. The company will move over 100 of its staff from its global CDO (Collateralized Debt Obligation) and Structured Credit ratings groups ...