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Lift victims may get cash back

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
Investors caught out in Lift Capital's collapse may be compensated up to the full amount of their investments, according to McGrath Nicol, the administrator of the firm. "Some investors will receive a substantial or full return of the underlying equity ...

Concise targets midcaps

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
New player Concise Asset Management has shaken off the residues of the recent share market fallout as it launches the Concise Mid Cap Fund. The new fund invests in stocks 51 to 200 as listed in the S&P/ASX 200 and contains a diversified portfolio of ...

Credit Suisse expands private banking

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
Credit Suisse has purchased corporate advisory firm, Hindal, enabling the development of its strategy to provide investment banking, private banking and asset management services to high net worth clients and Australian businesses. Established in 1996 ...

Macq Life amps up FutureWise

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
Macquarie Life has upgraded its FutureWise life insurance product suite, following feedback from and ongoing dialogue with financial advisers using the platform. Since its launch in March 2007, the Macquarie Life team has been working with advisers ...

Snowball buys Yarra Financial

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
Snowball Group has acquired Yarra Financial Group, which runs a $130 million funds under advice (FUA) financial planning practice and a separate accounting business. The deal means Yarra Financial Group's (Yarra) accounting and financial planning businesses ...

India's report card

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
With India eyeing starting up its own sovereign fund, it's timely to walk through the Indian economy's fundamentals. The Latest monthly economic report from the Indian Ministry of Finance said GDP growth is dipping during 2007-08 to 8.7 per cent, down ...

Brookvine and ipac back Prisma

Multi-manager ipac securities has moved approximately $160 million out of BT and into Prisma Capital Partners, a US-based fund of hedge fund represented locally by alternatives consultant Brookvine. Up until last month, Ipac invested the sums with BT ...

Ernst & Young unites

Ernst & Young will integrate all of its 87 country practices under one umbrella to reflect how businesses have changed from being country-specific to global by nature. The decision only affects offices in Western and Eastern Europe, the Middle East ...

Quattro to distribute HK giant's products

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
Quattro Asset Management has come to an arrangement with Hong Kong non-bank financial services juggernaut, Sun Hung Kai Financial to distribute the firm's products to Australian investors. Sun Hung Kai Financial is a Quattro Asset Management stakeholder ...

Super Concepts names GM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
... personal investments, said May had significant experience in superannuation and accounting. "Under Paul's leadership, we plan to capitalise on ING's position in SMSF by building both our presence in administration as well as fully maximising the potential ...