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Praemium puts in place UK board

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2006
Praemium has announced the appointment of a UK board as the next step in its UK expansion strategy. The new board will monitor and advise on the development of the UK business, which was funded through the initial public offering and listing of the ...

Capacity starting to bite Down Under

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2006
Capacity constraints are starting to eat into Australian investment opportunities, according to Simon Ibbetson, S&P's director, investment consulting. Ibbetson said that the sheer weight of money pouring into investment markets from super funds was ...

Opes Prime appoints new chairman

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2006
Specialist securities lending and equity financing solutions provider Opes Prime Group has announced the appointment of a new non-executive chairman to help drive growth into 2007. Peter Gillooly, former head of Tattersalls, will join Opes Prime as ...

Failure to focus on after-tax letting down members

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2006
Super funds are failing in their obligation to provide the best possible after-tax outcomes to their members, according to Richard Friend, head of portfolio management at Warakirri. Friend was unequivocal in his criticism, saying that measuring the ...

AFA unveils new board

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has unveiled its new board and the recent elections have resulted in a dramatic revamp. Paul Riegelhuth, national vice president, Gerry Porter, Queensland director, and Craig Yates, Tasmanian director, remain ...

Macq BRIC fund approved by Zenith

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
The Macquarie - Globalis BRIC Advantage Fund (Unhedged) has been assigned an 'approved' rating from Zenith. According to David Wright, director, Zenith Investment Partners, the Macquarie fund, managed by Globalis Investments, differentiates itself by ...

Ironbridge and Archer spend $349m on pharmaceuticals

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
Australian private equity specialists Ironbridge Capital and Archer Capital have purchased the 3M pharmaceuticals business in the Asia Pacific for $349 million. As part of a strategy flagged in April this year, 3M decided to sell off its $2.1 billion ...

Family banned by ASIC and AFSL revoked

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
A South Australian family have been banned from providing financial services and have had their Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) revoked following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Australian ...

AIG Life appoints head of group insurance

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2006
AIG Life has appointed a former AustralianSuper executive as the new head of group insurance. Damien Green, the former AustralianSuper general manager of business development, will now head up AIG Life's group insurance division. Green said his focus ...

The manager matters in private equity: Unigestion

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2006
With all the noise around private equity, many institutional investors are all ears for how they can jump aboard the PE freight train. European buyout specialist Unigestion has highlighted some of the distinct opportunity sets for Australian investors ...