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Private equity real estate on FIRE for Franklin Templeton

... the first two FIRE funds which looked at underperforming properties in established markets, and hence are relatively high risk, the group has been asked to offer a similar fund but with a lower to middle risk range. "The Core Plus Fund seeks to fill ...

MillhouseIAG brings private equity to retail

... treatment. But Bullock hastened to add that alongside the positives, investors should still be aware that the fund is a high risk investment and they should not expect significant positive returns in the first few years of the fund's operation. That ...

Bribery and corruption policies hard to find

... engage in corruption, 49 per cent of companies in the study operated in countries or sectors identified as being at high risk of corruption. This compares with 80 per cent of US companies, 91 per cent of European companies and 92 per cent of UK companies ...

FPA and ASIC warn consumers to defend against fraudsters

... help arm consumers with more information about potential scams, unethical or fraudulent behaviour, illegal schemes or high risk options. Consumers without internet access however are still on their own. ASIC's executive director of consumer protection ...

Buy NZ debt: Rapid Ratings

... and demonstrating long-standing credit quality, as Sky has improved from D2 (33) in 2002, being a sub-investment grade high risk rating, to B4 (60) in 2003 and A3 (89) last year. TCNZ and Auckland International have also been investment grade, since ...

Russell appoints boutique manager for its aggressive share line up

... Australian equities with high return expectations. To achieve this approach, multiple managers and a range of alternative and high risk investment strategies including small capitalisation, long/short concentrated and benchmark independent are used to ...

van Eyk splits Australian equities review

... a separate sector review," he says. According to Mothoneos these strategies are usually characterised by relatively high risk-adjusted returns, low correlations to other asset classes and better downside performance. As such they can be used in a multiple ...

CSAM takes hybrids and syndicated loans on the road to pursue income

... investors while decreasing company, industry and country concentration reduces the possibility of capital loss. Given the high risk-adjusted return Quin says the Syndicated Loan Fund will compliment the global hybrid portfolio. The Syndicated Loan fund ...

Challenger disappoints investors with big goodwill writedown

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2004
... writedown implied a negative outlook for future margins. She said there were signs that Challenger\'s highly profitable, but high risk, property strategy was being unwound by management. Macquarie Equities, which has a downwardly revised target price ...

Mini-boom of energy companies to hit boards in next month

... so market reaction over the next month will be an important test for other companies with hopes to raise equity for high risk oil and gas exploration." IPOs in the pipeline include Perth-based Merlin Petroleum, which has just announced plans to raise ...