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Zenith signs ex-S&P client

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... space over the last two years, and have recommended around 80. That covers everything from long short funds to private equity and infrastructure." Additionally, Zenith has been added to Gilham Financial Management's research panel.

Mercer acquires Sovereign

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... Mercer's US-based private markets expert Mike Forestner. Private markets assets encompass unlisted assets such as private equity, infrastructure, natural resources and real estate.

UHNWs target PE, commodities, real estate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... Private Investors has released the results of an investment tracking survey that says commodities, real estate and private equity are the top investment choices among ultra high net worth families in 2012. "This year's data reinforced the investment ...

North American Endowments bullish on PE

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
Endowment funds in the US have increased their allocations to private equity by 50% over the past five years, according to a report from alternatives investments researcher Preqin. Endowments are the fourth largest institutional grouping in the US. ...

PE firms Myanmar bound

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
Hong Kong-based private equity firm Bagan Capital is already spreading the word among institutional investors and high-net worth individuals about its newest fund dedicated entirely to the former pariah state of Myanmar. With a local securities exchange ...

UHNW take $720bn hit in 2011

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... segment's preferences for higher risk but less liquid investments such as hedge funds, commercial real estate and private equity, said Dorus van den Biezenbos, wealth management specialist at Capgemini Australia Financial Services. "While they saw the ...

Business wary of PE: PwC

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
Businesses are wary of sourcing funding from private equity investors, according to research released today by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The report surveyed 1000 businesses with an annual turnover of between $10 million and $100 million. Of those businesses ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... climbed higher, gaining $1.98, or 9.15 per cent, to $23.62 by 1218 AEST. The Australian Financial Review reported a private equity player was targeting the wealth manager and may make a takeover offer of around $30 per share. Telstra firmed 0.5 cents ...

Lazard faces losses on Hastie collapse

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
Private equity firm Lazard is among the Hastie Group creditors facing potential losses, after the engineering firm yesterday entered voluntary administration and operations were suspended. Lazard invested in the firm last year as part of a $160 million ...

NAB winds up private equity arm

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
National Australia Bank is closing its Integrated Capital Solutions private equity investment division. "NAB is discontinuing making further investments via Integrated Capital Solutions and is letting the existing portfolio of Investments run their ...