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Macquarie seeks banking licence in Britain

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007
Macquarie Bank plans to apply for a banking licence in Britain as a way of acquiring a "passport" to do more business in Europe. The bank's chief executive Allan Moss said Macquarie would submit an application to the UK Financial Services Authority ...

Mile high wages club to soar

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
... domestic routes, this time to the long-haul market between Asia and Australia. Chinese budget carrier Viva Macau confirmed plans to fly to Sydney by late July and, based on Viva's curent ticket price, the airline could easily undercut the fares offered ...

ING PEAL backs second Quadrant fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... total commitments to $97 million whilst maintaining our spread across 11 different private equity managers. The strategic plans put in place by our managers in a number of the earlier investments are starting to bear fruit and provide excellent prospects ...

AIG builds dream team

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
AIG's plans to assemble one of the most experienced group insurance client servicing teams in Australia are almost complete with some key appointments that give it almost dream team status. Following on from their recruitment of Damien Green, ex business ...

Opes Prime launches First IT platform

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
... A new retail stock loan system also lets Opes Prime consolidate small loans - important for the company's future retail plans. "Sophisticated retail investors can find it difficult to get small loans on stocks, especially on mid-cap and small-cap stocks. ...

Gap between DB and DC pension payouts widens

A new study has found that members of defined contribution (DC) pension plans in the UK are likely to receive 42 per cent less than their counterparts with defined benefits (DB) schemes. The findings were from the annual Fidelity Retirement Index released ...

Rare coins and banknotes fund to raise $25m

Hindal Securities plans to raise $25 million through a fund that invests in rare Australian coins and banknotes, giving investors exposure to an alternative asset class that boasts returns as high as 35 per cent. From the '1813 Holey Dollar' to the ...

Canadian pension fund returns topping 14 per cent

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2007
... lacklustre results. However, while the median pension fund earned 0.9 per cent for the quarter from bonds, Canadian pension plans averaged a more impressive 6.7 per cent return over the last four years. The RBC Dexia Investor Services report is based ...

Arnheim Gillard's new advisory service targets HIP managers

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2007
... discipline and regularly reviewed." He also said that Arnheim Gillard is conducting further research on the HIP market and plans to release a research paper later this year. "Our preliminary findings tell us that HIPs are quite different to pre-retiree ...

New Jersey Govt spends teachers' future fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
... delaying loss recording when the markets were down. While New Jersey State law requires the State's seven public pension plans to be funded according to actuarial standards, over the last decade the State Legislature has passed, with various governors ...