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Private equity everywhere: CHAMP

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
... agree that leverage multiples had risen across the board, though not to worrying levels. "From leverage multiples of 3.5-4.5 times a few years ago we're now seeing leverage multiples in the 6-8 times range." But because of private equity's advantages ...

R&D and new clients drive a transformed Bravura

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2007
... acquisitions and client wins. There have been a number of significant events since the IPO prospectus and these are exciting times for the group. These initiatives include rapid expansion into the UK and European markets with the acquisitions of Rufus ...

Overseas direct property grows four-fold

Australian property investors spent over four times as much in overseas direct property investments last year, with growing interest in Western Europe, according to Jones Lang LaSalle. According to their recent report, local investors poured $6.7 billion ...

ANZ bids 20 times earnings for E*TRADE

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2007
ANZ has put its faith in the continuation of the bull market, bidding more than 20 times earnings for the online share broker E*TRADE. ANZ has been a business partner of E*Trade since 1999 and holds 34 per cent of the company's stock. The bank is offering ...

AXA launches online insurance tool

NICK OLIVER  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2007
... any action required to speed up or complete the process." The new report is expected to cut underwriting and application times and assist advisers to better communicate with their clients. "The report makes our insurance underwriting more transparent ...

DFS fee model a winner

DFS Advisory Services, a planning group spun-off from accounting firm Deloitte five years ago, has adopted a fee-for-service model that is proving a hit with high net worth investors. The group inherited the proprietary 'fee matrix' created by Deloitte ...

NAB wary of private equity but keen to play

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2007
... of its balance sheet, which stands at $110 billion. Hooper said, "There is a lot of due diligence with PE - four or five times the focus of a normal deal. And there is ongoing monitoring." The bank's big play in private equity was its role as joint lead ...

Save money, save water: X Inc

... advice 10 years ago. "It's like if you knew 10 per cent more about your finances and how to manage them today, you'd be 10 times richer tomorrow." To coincide with the initiative, X Inc undertook a water care survey which revealed that the water crisis ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
... after today posting a 42 per cent jump in first half earnings and increasing its share buyback program by more than four times. Rio Tinto lifted 62 cents to $76.52.

Salary sacrifice now three times more powerful

... saving tool for Gen-Xers under Costello's latest Budget, allowing those 35 and under the option of saving at least three times more than in previous years. According to MLC, under existing rules, those under 35 years of age can place a maximum deductible ...