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Purist private equity adds value

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
Previously cheap debt and easy access to capital have seen private equity (PE) top the money-spinning investment rungs, but as the global liquidity crunch continues to grow, an alternative form of PE investment is rising to take advantage of the market ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
... cent, ending at 1,332.83. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 61.46 points, or 2.61 per cent, at 2,290.24. LONDON - Britain's top share index fell for the fourth straight session, after US conglomerate General Electric posted weaker quarterly results ...

Raising stakes in charity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
Chris Cuffe, the former chief executive of Colonial First State, has called on the top guns in the market to provide their time and resources for free in a new fund that diverts a proportion of profits to charity. Cuffe, who will receive no fees nor ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
... cent, finishing at 1,360.55. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 29.58 points, or 1.27 per cent, at 2,351.70. LONDON - Britain's top share index ended a choppy session lower after the Bank of England cut interest rates as expected and warned over rising ...

MAN hedge fund gets top rating

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
Recently launched hedge fund MAN RMF Dynamic has been awarded a "highly recommended" rating by Zenith Investment Partners - the only product to achieve the standard in the ratings house's hedge fund of fund scoreboard. The fund gives investors the opportunity ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... points, at 23,984.57. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket fell on a fresh round of profit-taking yesterday, led down by top stock Telecom. The NZSX-50 index lost 0.9 per cent or 33.05 points to 3575.45, adding to a one per cent loss yesterday which ...

Homegrown boutique scores a Lipper

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
... MacarthurCook's RMR Asia Pacific Real Estate Fund has won the 2007 Lipper Performance Achievement Certificate - placing it in the top spot in the real estate classification. The fund, which is listed on the American Stock Exchange, invests in real estate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
... per cent, at 1,372.54. But the Nasdaq Composite Index was down 6.15 points, or 0.26 per cent, at 2,364.83. LONDON - The UK's top share index crossed the psychologically key 6,000-mark to hit its highest closing level in five weeks, helped by bid talk ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... The New Zealand sharemarket closed a touch higher on the back of improvements in overseas markets, spurring confidence. The top-50 index has had six consecutive days of gains for the first time this year, although today's close was a minimal 1.26 point ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
... The sharemarket soared another one per cent in a late burst as shares caught the positive sentiment of offshore markets. The top-50 index has had five consecutive days of gains for the first time this year, rising 225 points in that time, and 34.19 points ...