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Mum and dad investors want a slice of the private equity pie

Private equity was once the domain of institutional investors but a rising number of companies are re-writing the rules by launching private equity funds tailored to retail investors. Macquarie is one of the first off the rank with its unlisted global ...

Weekly economic round-up

The monetary policy outlook dominates this week's financial market activity with Reserve Bank of Australia, Bank of England and the European Central Bank meetings to deliberate on their respective interest rate settings. The end of last week's financial ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a softer US market, as well as weakness in commodities on Friday, suggest an early negative lead for the domestic bourse. However, with expectations of an agreement on uranium sales to China ...

Qld to dominate Future Fund board of guardians

Queenslanders may only account for only 8 per cent of funds management in Australia, but they control half the seats on the Future Fund board of guardians. The Government has just announced the appointment of six members of the Future Fund board of ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as record prices on some base metals and further gains on gold suggest another strong day for the domestic resources sector. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was 11 points ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a positive lead from the US sets the tone for the domestic bourse. However, base metals were a bit weaker overnight, which could cap resource stocks. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June ...

Hewitt eyes investment consulting

Hewitt Associates, better known locally for its HR and actuarial services, is eyeing the investment consulting market, potentially posing a fresh threat to incumbents such as JANA, Watson Wyatt and Mercer. While Hewitt has been running a local HR operation ...

More bang for bucks with industry super funds

New research reveals that industry super funds delivered better performance for members in all sectors of the superannuation industry. The research, commissioned by Industry Fund Services (IFS) and undertaken by Rainmaker Information, showed that in ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly firmer as firmer base and precious metals continue to underpin the strong resource sector, while the explosion of merger news yesterday should also maintain a domestic bid tone. On the Sydney ...

Industry backs tax cut recommendation

A Government initiated think tank has been backed by key industry groups in calling for tax cuts to managed investment trusts and superannuation funded tourism infrastructure projects. The recommendation, which was made to the Minister for Small Business ...