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MTAA Super consolidates private equity position

... partnership is to increase the commercialisation skill level in Canberra, as well as the level of funding available for early stage development." The decision to enter into the joint venture fund continues MTAA Super's preference for private equity investments. ...

CSAM syndicated loan funds get four stars

... investment adviser. The portfolio is comprised of investment grade loans and low grade, or 'leveraged' loans. CSFBAC uses a five-stage investment process to select loans offering relative value with an accent on capital preservation. The five-stages ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2005
... indicator for the day ahead, was nine points firmer at 4094 on a volume of 486 contracts. Today economics steps to centre stage with the Reserve Bank of Australia board meeting for the first time this year and the Australian Bureau of Statistics unveiling ...

First six months flat for Platinum

... being held by the company. The MSCI All Country World Index gained 3.7 per cent for the December 2004 quarter. On the world stage emerging markets were the best performers taking advantage of investors' readiness to accept higher risk levels. South America ...

Zurich wrap passes $2 billion

Zurich Financial Services Australia's (ZFS) platform offering, Wrap Account, has followed market trends in attracting funds and has passed the $2 billion barrier. The platform is run by ZFS but uses BT Portfolio Services as the administrator for the ...

Credit Suisse not out of the woods yet

... for earnings volatility and capital management in viewing quality as a function of changes in returns on equity. At this stage Morningstar recommends this strategy should be approached with caution.

RBA foreshadows rate rise

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2004
... interest rates may rise in the next year or so. Mr Stevens indicated that the central bank could move to lift rates at some stage in the future, if wages pressure increased. "If the (wage) pressure increases then I would imagine you could expect us to ...

What's the big deal with M&A?

... and United Grower for a total of $1.1 billion. Australian companies have also been engaged actively on the international stage. For the 11 month period to November 2004 the total value of transactions involving Australian companies investing offshore ...

Costello says cutting business tax rates not on the agenda

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2004
... rate," he told reporters. "I am not putting on the table the prospect of further cuts in relation to company tax at this stage." He made the comments following the release of the latest Treasury Round-up, which argued there may not be many benefits for ...

Australian housing approvals flattening out at high level: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2004
... Monday." In its quarterly monetary policy statement on Monday the RBA said there was no urgency for rates to rise at this stage but that the economy was likely to require higher rates at some stage of the current expansion.