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State Street's private equity hits $110bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
Rising institutional investor demand for private equity assets has resulted in State Street's private equity fund service's assets under administration to increase by 20 per cent to $110 billion since the division was formed last year. Jack Klinck ...

Count buys $6m stake in Mortgage Choice

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
Financial advice firm Count Financial has palmed a $6 million slice of Mortgage Choice as it ups its stake in the mortgage advice space. Count acquired a 4.9 per cent interest in the mortgage broker under the advice of Lehman Brothers, noted a statement ...

Three step advice to commodities

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
If you're thinking of palming a slice of the commodities boom, stop and consider a three pronged alternative strategy that will give you the edge in an SRI-conscious world. Kingsley Jones, international portfolio equities manager at Macquarie Funds ...

Macquarie launches defensive options

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
... investors a return of 7.75 per cent per annum, easy transfer of funds to a linked account and 24/7 online visibility. Aiming to palm a slice of the self-managed super fund (SMSF) market, Macquarie has also made the account suitable for SMSFs. The product ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
The Australian share market was lower at noon, led by Macquarie Group, which hinted that its record annual profit may not be repeated due to volatile financial markets. The miners also fell after industrial metals prices declined overnight. At 1200 ...

Bookmakers Super adds conservative option

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
The Bookmakers Superannuation Fund (BSF) has signed investment and superannuation advisory firm Joseph Palmer & Sons to offer a new conservative investment option, in response to this year's share market volatility. According to Malcolm Palmer, managing ...

Intel eyes China tech

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
... develop innovative products. Examples of investments include DAC, Neusoft Group, A8 Music, Chipsbank Microelectronics, and Palm Commerce.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
The Australian stockmarket had made solid gains by midday today pushed up by financial stocks after confidence returned to Wall Street overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 77.8 points higher at 6593 while the All Ordinaries gained ...

Inhouse investment consulting on the rise

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
As super funds become more sophisticated, they are not only driving their investments harder but building their own investment teams, so they can work more collaboratively with the asset consultants. "Super funds have become large businesses and have ...

Home-grown talent bag global awards

Local fund managers Colonial First State Investments (CFS) and Ausbil Dexia are the recipients of three prestigious international fund manager awards, proof that Australia's globally-renowned talent extends beyond the Olympics and the Oscars. This month ...