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More growth through structured products and MAs

... affecting the industry. However, 22 per cent said a wider offering of funds in the alternative asset classes, such as private equity and hedge funds, are also driving revenues. Only 6 per cent said lower management and account fees will spur investors ...

Hedge funds lose their shine

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2006
... officer, David St John, said that while they have allocated up to 5 per cent of their balanced investment option to private equity, the logic for investing in hedge funds fails to stack up. "We looked carefully three years ago and chose not to invest. ...

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) ...

AVCAL awards for top private equity plays

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
Australia's best private equity and venture capital players were recognised last night at the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association's (AVCAL) awards presentations, with the list of winners including Pacific Equity Partners, Investec ...

Alternatives appetite triggers Russell re-shuffle

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2006
... of up to 40 per cent or more. "We're working with corporate funds who have allocations of up to 40 per cent in private equity and 30 per cent in real estate, but the trend is also evident in leading industry funds which have allocations as high as 70 ...

INGIM adds to private equity team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2006
ING Investment Management (INGIM) has added to its private equity team with the appointment of Richard Hughes. Hughes leaves his former role in Auckland with private equity group Direct Capital to join the INGIM private equity team in Sydney. Director ...

AVCAL calling for council members

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2006
The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL) is calling for nominations for council members for 2007 and 2008, with elected members to be announced at the Annual General Meeting in Sydney a month after the annual AVCAL ...

Pengana's hedge fund arm finds a new home

... manager with a long only global equities fund and continue as a joint venture partner with hedge fund managers and in private equity projects. Mackay said that under the deal the consortium have retained only Pengana's infrastructure and not its existing ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2006
... end of the September quarter putting in another $8-$10 billion, various takeovers like Wesfarmers and OAMPs and private equity money sniffing around," Mr Klusman said. Resources remained weak with BHP Billiton down 29 cents at $27.47, Rio Tinto off 28 ...

Space-Time Research attracts VCs

... secret society of physicists but a profit-making statistical software firm with IPO potential. Jolimont Ventures, a private equity firm backed by Macquarie Funds Management, and Star Fish Ventures, one of the VCs behind headline ASX performer ResMed ...