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Taxes should not target PE: BVCA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
The British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has told Bloomberg they reject calls that additional taxation be imposed on its members just because they are private investors who use leverage. The rebuff follows reports that the British Trades Union ...

Allco opens door to Malaysia

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2007
... Structured Finance Fund, a passive investment vehicle with an expected capital commitment of A$350 million. The fund will focus on mezzanine and junior tranches of Malaysian structured asset finance transactions. The joint venture will pursue other opportunities ...

Small cap oversight costs significant alpha

New research from Inalytics, a company that conducts quantitative analysis on fund manager skill, has found that a fund manager's "unintended bias" against small cap shares is costing investors 65 basis points per month in 2006 or a loss of over seven ...

IMAP open to new members

... sessions on managed accounts. "One of our objectives is to do an ASX roadshow at the end of the year which has more of a retail focus so people can understand what managed accounts are," said Adam Dawes, one of IMAP's board members. Besides meeting up ...

New boutiques turning to better processes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2007
Responding to consultant demands for more robust business models among boutique money managers, Indian Ocean Rim Asset Management (IOR) is harnessing technology and a globalised workforce to design investment processes normally associated with large ...

Mercer appoints new financial advice leader

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2007
... Solutions. Working with our financial advice management team, including the recently appointed Vicky Ampoulos, Scott will focus on strategies that accelerate Mercer Wealth Solutions' growth across the entire spectrum of possibilities," Anderson said. ...

Aberdeen capitalises on expanded talent pool

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2007
Aberdeen will focus on new offshore talent and overseas credit products following the March acquisition of Deutsche Asset Management's (DeAM) Australian equities and fixed interest capabilities. Director of business development, Neil Hegarty, said Aberdeen ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007
... the Chinese stock market you'll see a fall in the Australian dollar. "To be honest, the Shanghai Index is not something we focus on but it's something we'll be watching." The Shanghai Index fell to 3940 points about 1130 AEST from China's Friday night ...

HOSTPLUS launches super sport campaign

... characteristic of our members so that they can simply understand what we are saying, what we stand for and how this relates to our focus on delivering the best outcomes for them." Michelle Baltazar

Super fees jump triple inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007
Rainmaker has released their 2007 super and retirement fund survey, showing fees have jumped 8 per cent, or nearly three times the inflation rate. But the continuing performance bull run is distracting funds more focused on expanding their investments ...