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Ashton taps vulture funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
... recapitalising financial institutions, the second invests in distressed mortgages, debt and debt restructurings and the third focuses on strategic mergers and event arbitrage. "The funds offered by Ashton will participate in the recovery of a range of ...

State Street's PE business rises 60 pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
... administration platform. "Even with the slowdown in the overall financial markets, private equity managers are still looking to third party administrators to provide greater efficiencies, more consistent reporting and cost savings for their funds," said ...

FPA heads to eye of Storm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
... FPA is supporting ASIC and the government's financial literacy strategy to ensure consumers are more informed. Only one third of Storm Financial's planners are individual members of the FPA.

Hedge that made the grade

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
Morgan Stanley, BlackRock Investment Management, Select Asset Management, Winton Capital and Man Investments are the only alternatives fund managers from a pool of 19 to receive a 'recommended' or 'highly recommended rating' from Zenith Investment Partners. ...

Instinet granted clearing membership

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
... in capital requirement for Australian clearing participants, we will be able to leverage our strong capital base to offer third party clearing services to other ASX participants," he said. "With the prospect of competing Australian marketplaces, clearing ...

Trustee survey reveals top asset classes

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
... value is there [in PE] more so than it is the public markets," said Szondy. According to the survey, commodities ranked third with seven per cent. None expected shares, property or hedge funds to show improved performances in the short term.

BGI wins $2bn French mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
... of renewing some of its mandates invested in European equities. Following the completion of the selection process for the third lot, BGI was chosen to run a passive European equities portfolio for the fund. According to FRR, the overall quality of the ...

HOSTPLUS appoints Qld partnership manager

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... was chief executive of the Hotel Motel and Accomodation Association (HMAA). This appointment follows HOSTPLUS opening a third office in Cairns and recently announcing plans to expand its sales and service staff across its Brisbane and Gold Coast offices ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... concerns about America's banks sent Wall Street sharply lower Thursday, extending a new streak of stock volatility into a third day. Microsoft surprised investors by reporting its fiscal second-quarter earnings early - and the news was not good. The ...

Morgan Stanley and Citi to merge

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
... times. The transaction, which has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies, is expected to close in the third quarter subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.