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High net worth clients like it crystal clear

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2007
Among the key criteria for high net worth clients when choosing where to park their money are product transparency and access to the underlying fund managers, according to Richard Nicholas, director of Peak Investment Partners. Speaking at the Financial ...

Crystal ball gets cloudy in wait for CPI figures

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2007
Inflation figures out tomorrow will be a telling predictor into the RBA's decision on domestic interest rates next week. Many economists are already tipping that, with further deterioration in import prices set to push down headline inflation over months ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... an industry shakeup outweighed losses in Sharp Corp, which is under investigation over possible price-fixing for liquid crystal displays. The Nikkei ended up 55.15 points at 16,692.93, rising for the third day and logging its highest close since October ...

Private equity capital raising breaks $4bn for 2005-06

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
Private equity funds invested $2.3 billion into target companies while raising $4.1 billion in new capital raisings in the 12 months to 30 June 2006. Thomson Financial, working with the Australian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (AVCAL) ...

Women like risk, men think too much

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2006
While behavioral finance helps explain the things that economics gets wrong, a greater understanding of investor behavior may help us develop investment products that better suit individuals. Tracey McNaughton, senior economist with BT Financial Group ...

IWL primed for good performance throughout 04/05

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2005
IWL Ltd expects its strong performance to continue into the last quarter of the 2004/05, despite recent volatility in the sharemarket. The diversified financial services technology company said its overall performance had remained strong throughout ...

ANZ launches proceedings over NHB insurance recovery

ANZ has issued proceedings in the Victorian Supreme Court regarding ANZ's $130 million insurance claim, consequent upon settlement in January 2002 of its former subsidiary Grindlays Bank's 1992 dispute with India's National Housing Bank (NHB). The proceedings ...