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QIC and eG Capital form strategic alliance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2006
QIC, through its Queensland Biotechnology Fund (QBF), has taken a 20 per cent position in the biotech specialist investment house eG Capital. eG Capital, otherwise known as Emerging Growth Capital Pty Ltd, is a full service financial advisory and brokerage ...

Principal appoints new Aussie CEO

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2006
... Sydney. Principal's global chief executive officer, Jim McCaughan, said the appointment was symbolic of the firm's shifting focus onto the Asia Pacific region. "Our international assets under management have experienced strong growth in recent years ...

CFS boosts global property team

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
... experience at UBS working on REITs will add to the global property securities team's strength. "His experience fits with our focus on the listed property market, which is an increasingly dynamic and important component of our business, in the face of ...

Lonsec rates Mellon's experience

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2006
... strategies compared to other global macro hedge funds in the Australian market. "The fund is arguably also more liquid, given its focus on mature, heavily traded markets. Notwithstanding this greater strategy concentration compared to some peers, the ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2006
In Sydney, the Australian share market is expected to open slightly firmer as a weaker Wall Street offsets strong gains in commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0738 AEST, the September share price index contract was unchanged at 5,020. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2006
... see how commodity prices behave tonight," he explained. "We've got Coles reporting tomorrow so there will be a bit of a focus on that, with takeover talk continuing to put a focus on it." Australia's second biggest retailer Coles Myer is expected Thursday ...

Hatfield opts out of Packer's new Pengana

... equities offerings, with different sector specialists and we may develop an Australian long only, with a local distribution focus." While the Turnbull family have a 5 per cent stake of Packer's new $80 million consortium, to be re-branded Magellan Financial ...

RBC Dexia appointed fund admin for GS JBWere AM

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2006
... Managing director of RBC Dexia Investor Services Australia, Alex Muto, agreed that the relationship would allow GS JBWere AM to focus on its core strategies to maintain growth. "Our outsourcing model will enable them to focus on their strategic priorities. ...

Southern Cross aims to invest early with VC fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2006
Southern Cross Venture Partners has launched a $200 million venture capital fund with a focus on early stage investments and propelling new Australian businesses on to the global stage. Southern Cross Venture Partners aims to leverage its strong existing ...

AFM gets expanded AFSL

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2006
... company said reflects how it is now operating across all parts of the financial world. Prior to the change it used to only focus on the wholesale sector. Donavon said he believes AFM is probably one of the smallest companies of its type in the Australian ...