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DB Capital earns $200m in venture cap deal

... around Australia's largest cleaning and security company, Tempo Services, with DB Capital then selling off its 51 per cent interest in the company to ISS in a deal worth more than $200 million. The deal, initiated by DB Capital in 2004, was done through ...

Market wrap

AAP | TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2006

... December lending finance data is also expected. NEW YORK - US stocks extended losses, as renewed worries about further interest-rate increases weighed on sentiment, while tech shares slid after a drop in Google. Investors are worried a speech this week ...

Weekly economic round-up

Last week's decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to keep official interest rates unchanged at 5.5 per cent presented no surprises. Expectations leading up to the RBA Board's first meeting this year rightly wagered that the Australian central ...

Market wrap

AAP | MONDAY, 13 FEB 2006

... 26.74 during the week. TOKYO - The Nikkei average fell more than one per cent to a two-week low as the chance of higher interest rates hurt real estate stocks. The Nikkei ended down 181.84 points at 16,257.83, its lowest close since January 26 and a ...

Perpetual add to direct property team

... believe there is strong demand from primarily institutional investors but also retail investors, and there is growing interest in products that are different from the single asset, close-ended syndicate models, so in retail we will look at pooled open ...

Daily economic update

... of only 0.4 per cent in the preceding month. The general consensus that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will keep interest rates on ice - possibly till the end of the year - is renewing confidence in the property market. Improved housing affordability ...

Daily economic update

... half years - adding to signs of a cooling domestic economy. In the US, rising petrol prices, struggling equities, rising interest rates and global violence are taking their toll on American consumers. The ABC/Washington Post consumer comfort index fell ...

Slow death of annual reports: CSA

A recent survey has found that the number of investors reading annual reports is on the decline, suggesting company shareholders are either getting their information elsewhere or are 'voting with their feet'. A survey by Chartered Secretaries Australia ...

Secured creditors called on for help in Westpoint bungle

The head of the financial planner-funded Westpoint Recovery Fund, Ian Bristow, has called on Westpoint's secured creditors such as ING, MFS, LM Investment and Perpetual, to help salvage investments poured into the company before it's too late. Three ...

Real estate risk: alert, not alarmed

... yet another strong year for real estate investments, investors are wary of new risks in 2006, particularly potential interest rate rises and a slowing economy. LaSalle Investment Management note that these potential hurdles are not signs of imminent ...

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ASIC cancels AFSL of Australian Fiduciaries

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Queensland-based Australian Fiduciaries, which is currently in liquidation.

Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI

Treasury has released new Statements of Expectations for APRA and ASIC, with an emphasis on how the regulators should promote a more sustainable and secured financial ecosystem.

NGS Super names head of strategy

MATTHEW WAI

NGS Super has appointed a former ASFA committe member as head of strategy, as the fund aims to strengthen its retirement offering.

SS&C axes jobs, shifts roles offshore

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

US software services giant SS&C Technologies has slashed 170 Australian roles in the operations, technology and delivery teams.

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