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Macquarie enters China JV

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
... joint venture in mainland China - the second JV in less than a week following its recent deal with Middle Eastern investment bank, Gulf Finance House. The Chinese JV, which will be called Sino-Australian International Trust Company, will enable Macquarie ...

Shared equity property posts 21pc growth

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... diversification in downturns when they need it most," he said. The shared equity portfolio was launched using Bendigo & Adelaide Bank in 2007. Shared equity products allow households to deleverage their balance sheets by using a mix of both debt and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... with BHP Billiton 62 cents lower at $37.53, while Rio Tinto lost $1.63 to $57.31. The major banks were mixed. Commonwealth Bank fell three cents to $44.59, NAB gained 24 cents to $27.32, ANZ rose 31 cents to $20.28, and Westpac added 24 cents to $23. ...

CFS GAM hires short-term cash manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... transactional activity and analysis across the fund manager's cash portfolios, including swap hedging, trading of derivatives and bank and corporate debt securities. Colonial First State Global Asset Management's wholesale cash fund is rated 'five stars' ...

SWFs no longer at arm's length

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
Sovereign wealth funds will gradually switch from being passive investors to active shareholders, predicts Andrew Rozanov, head of Sovereign Advisory at State Street Global Markets. This year Rozanov co-authored a comprehensive State Street report looking ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly lower as Wall Street ended flat amid weaker sentiment and profit-taking. At 0753 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 10 points lower at 4421. In economic ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... Billiton 13 cents higher at $37.93, while Rio Tinto added 50 cents to $58.90. The major banks also were up. Commonwealth Bank added 16 cents to $44.47, NAB gained 19 cents to $27.17, ANZ rose 16 cents to $19.96, and Westpac added 31 cents to $23.72.

Macquarie eyes Middle East with JV

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... Macquarie is looking to deepen its Middle Eastern footprint by entering a joint venture with Gulf Finance House, an investment bank led by former NAB chief, Ahmed Fahour. Gulf Finance House announced two days ago that it intended to establish a joint ...

Ex-Macquarie sales head jumps to HSBC

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
HSBC Bank has appointed former Macquarie Funds Group head of retail sales Geoffrey Pidgeon as head of wholesale wealth management within its global investments business in Australia. As head of wholesale wealth management, Pidgeon will be responsible ...

CommBank Officers Super shuts property option

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
The $6 billion Commonwealth Bank Officers' Superannuation Fund is closing down its property option due to diversification and liquidity issues. CBA OSF, which had $5.9 billion at the end of last year according to data from Rainmaker Information, is ...