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Statewide launches target return investment option

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2007
... target return investment choice. The Statewide Target Return Option invests entirely in infrastructure, property, private equity, forestry and collateralised debt. Statewide is following the lead of MTAA Super Fund that also offers a similar strategy. ...

PE stirs academic heat

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
The wave of private equity (PE) investment stirring political concerns in the UK, and to a lesser extent in the US, has prompted Australian academics to attempt a review of how PE investments should be regulated in Australia. Speaking at the Barbarians ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2007
... points to 5891 while the all ordinaries gained 57.9 points to 5868.1. NEW YORK - US stocks lifted on the back of a private equity buyout, a strong tech market and a fall in the oil price. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 42.30 points to 12,318.62 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
... six cents to $50.19, ANZ eight cents to $28.93 and Westpac six cents to $25.69. National carrier and target of a private equity buyout, Qantas, dropped two cents to $5.29, while rival airline Virgin Blue was unchanged at $2.68. Media stocks were generally ...

Winds continue to favour private equity

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
Private equity deals look set to enjoy favourable environmental conditions for some time yet with more successful deals likely, according to van Eyk, although the sector may not be suitable to retail investors. Nigel Douglas, van Eyk investment strategist ...

Private equity lending restrained at Westpac

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2007
... Institutional Bank group executive Phil Chronican spelled out the bank's approach to providing leverage finance to private equity groups at an investor briefing this week. The bank has been active in supporting private equity transactions "that are appropriately ...

Alternative goes mainstream as long-only dies

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2007
... instead being fought among unconstrained and absolute return investing, hedge funds and short-selling. The growth of private equity and alpha-hunting just drives the trends harder. Tim Unger, senior investment consultant at Watson Wyatt, said, "Creating ...

PE investment in UK boosts job: BVCA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2007
The British Venture Capital Association (BVCA), through a survey confirming the economic impact of private equity investment, has hit back at claims private equity investors have poor disclosure and do not contribute to the national economy. "In the ...

Private equity everywhere: CHAMP

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
Private equity players are now rightfully an integral part of any deal in Australia, big or small, according to Nat Childers, director of CHAMP Private Equity. Addressing attendees at the 2007 Asian Private Equity and Venture Forum, Childers painted ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2007
... stocks. "A lot of the poorer quality stocks have moved up on speculation that there may be some corporate activity or private equity appetite without earnings being supportive of that," Mr Xiradis said. "These types of stocks may be subject to a further ...