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PE secondaries could be ticking time bomb

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
... fees. According to the firm, fees charged by secondary managers exceed those charged by the underlying managers in the latter years of a secondary fund and represent an inappropriate drag on fees for the investor. This is mainly because they are disproportionately ...

Macquarie eyes Middle East with JV

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... region, and Macquarie is expected to fork out US$100 million in convertible murabaha investments in GFH as part of the latter's current capital management initiatives. The proposed partnership is the subject of a confidential memorandum of understanding ...

The return of the cocooning consumer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... found that more Australians are using term deposits instead of online savings accounts, despite the higher rates on the latter. "Respondents were unlikely to consider moving from a term deposit to an online savings account, despite the competitive interest ...

Shift to altern assets fuel valuation concerns: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
... directing funds towards the IFSA and AVCAL (Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association) guidelines as the latter in particular has been dealing with these challenges for decades. Following perceptions over valuations, several industry ...

E*TRADE tax tools free for all

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... year. Earlier this year Praemium signed a deal with E*Trade to provide the tax reporting solution to all 350,000 of the latter's Australian clients. In turn, Praemium will milk a "significant fee" from the base service with growth potential depending ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
... Mr Taylor said investors appeared to be switching from the world's largest miner BHP Billiton to Rio Tinto ahead of the latter's $US15.2 billion ($A19.14 billion) rights issue. At 1203 AEST, BHP Billiton slipped 23 cents to $33.57, Rio Tinto gained 79 ...

Conflicts not all bad: AIST

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... to occur or should it be aimed at producing the optimal outcomes for the fund and its beneficiaries? "AIST leans to the latter position, provided always that conflicts are identified and managed in an open and transparent fashion." The best way to deal ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... official cash rate 50 basis points to 2.5 per cent. The central bank said rates would remain at or below that level until the latter part of 2010. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed up 40.872 points, or 1.51 per cent, at 2740.585.

NCSF and Catholic Super to merge

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
... number of around 36,000. However Catholic Super also operates a financial services company, CSF Financial Services. The latter's chief executive Frank Pegan was elected as the chair of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) late last year, replacing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
The Australian share market was lower at noon weighed down by BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto amid concerns about the latter's deal with China's Chinalco. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 33.2 points, or 0.88 per cent, at 3,743.5, while the ...