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PE must work on PR

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... leverage is used," said Jones. However, panel member, Michael Sainsbury, senior journalist at The Australian, said the media reports concerning private equity were justified. "You say your involvement in a company allows it to grow and generate more ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
... or the other. BHP Billiton Ltd dropped 23 cents to $34.45. The world's biggest miner today declined to comment on media reports that it was considering a takeover bid for either Alcan Inc or Alcoa Inc. Alumina, which owns 40 per cent of the world's biggest ...

Super funds write off Cross City Motorway stakes

... portfolio on behalf of government super funds, PSS and CSS, posted a detailed statement on their website dispelling media reports that investors in the Motorway, including ARIA, will be 'severely impacted' by losses if the company behind the Motorway ...

Member investment arbitraging hits GESB: reports

ALEX DUNNIN, MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2006
... reporting systems. The latest fund to be impacted is the $6.3 billion GESB public sector super fund in WA, according to media reports. The West Australian newspaper reported yesterday that 15 staff and more than 170 other members have pocketed around ...

Age and marriage trigger retirement planning: AXA

... investment option with married men aged 25-39 and 40-55 wanting a "diversified portfolio" in case something goes wrong. Media reports on failed superannuation and investment companies and schemes have also influenced decisions with some survey participants ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... 4995, on a volume of 8,142. Retailer Coles Myer was up 77 cents, or nearly six per cent, to $13.84. Mr Ferguson said media reports that private equity groups were close to lodging a takeover bid for Coles were driving up the stock. "The market is suggesting ...

IOOF's head of retail funds departs

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2006
IOOF's head of retail funds management, Jarrod Brown, resigned from the group yesterday, only a week after media reports that the group had suspended four of its senior executives while an accounting investigation took place. IOOF chief executive officer ...

Macquarie buys insolvent Canadian mortgage funder

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2006
... mortgage funder Cervus Financial Group Inc - currently in bankruptcy protection - for A$15 million. According Canadian media reports, Cervus has around A$1.2 billion in loans under management for a market share of less than 0.5 per cent of the local ...

Consumers more than happy with advisers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2006
... adviser understood their financial goals. "The results show the negative image of financial advisers portrayed in media reports is unjustified and unfounded compared to the real experiences of consumers who clearly value the quality financial advice ...

Budget to pave the way for better advice: Stammer

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2006
... those with bigger superannuation lump sums," he said, "expect big changes to blue collar workers." And while some media reports have criticised Costello for not going far enough with tax cuts, Stammer applauded Costello's more cautious approach, predicting ...