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Macquarie eyes Middle East with JV

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
Macquarie is looking to deepen its Middle Eastern footprint by entering a joint venture with Gulf Finance House, an investment bank led by former NAB chief, Ahmed Fahour. Gulf Finance House announced two days ago that it intended to establish a joint ...

Firm hails the next emerging market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
Looking for the next investment trend? Eastern Europe could be the answer, with one asset manager's flagship fund returning more than 20 per cent annualised since inception. Michael Hanson-Lawson, chief executive at East Capital Asia, said while a long-term ...

Capstone FP eyes more practices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
Capstone Financial Planning is using the dealer group's independent label to attract more financial planning practices to its ranks - with over 10 practices expected to join in the next 12 months. Grant O'Riley, managing director at Capstone Financial ...

ING IM backs Asian bonds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
Bond managers may need to review their allocation to Asian debt after ING Investment Management research found the region's bonds present better value than many developed countries. Research conducted by the firm found debt issued by Asian countries ...

Merger plans for AUI and Lifeplan

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
The $5.5 billion Australian Unity is planning to merge with Lifeplan Funds Management - a deal that would create a funds management group with more than $7 billion in funds under management. Australian Unity announced late last week that a merger proposal ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
... WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket closed more than one per cent higher on Tuesday as it returned to work after the Easter break. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed up 28.67 points, or 1.1 per cent, at 2599.82.

The good news in good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
Five weeks and counting. Wall Street and other equity markets chalked up another positive week heading into Easter. The early buds of a bull run or another dead cat bounce? Questions such as these make the answer plain and simple. And it is that there ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... points, or 2.95 per cent, at 14,901.41. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market was little changed ahead of the long Easter holiday weekend. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed up 2.241 points, or 0.087 per cent, at 2571.146.

BRIC to BIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
Investors have gone cold on Russia, following concerns over its fragile economy and negative perceptions around governance and accountability. A survey of private equity firms conducted by the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) has ...

Green sprouts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... workers and had to resort to human importation. That was at 5.6 per cent unemployment! Go figure. As you sit in front of your Easter feast this Sunday, consider this. While times remain tough, there are emerging indications that the worse may be behind ...