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Takeover merchants

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
After stalling during August and September's credit storm, private equity in Australia is experiencing a renaissance, while US PE giants like Blackstone are still weathering the sub-prime storm. Private equity's bruises from August's global liquidity ...

Killer inflation - three fatalities

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
While the RBA flags the dangers of growing consumer spending on our rising inflation, China's rocketing inflation and consumer demand have proved to be a killer. Literally. Australia's employment growth was softer than expected in October, however Westpac's ...

Low frills, high returns

In a world where many fund managers pump performance through frenzied financial engineering, boutique manager Hyperion keeps it simple to stay on top. For a fund manager that's ranked number one in Australian equities by Mercer for the 10 years to 31 ...

JPMorgan appoints team to lead NZ push

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
JPMorgan Treasury and Securities Services (TSS) has announced a new executive team to help lead its expansion into New Zealand next year. Former AXA chief operating officer Jane Perry has been appointed head of worldwide securities services (WSS) for ...

Village People

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
A wave of aging baby boomers are expected to downsize and move into retirement villages over the next 20 years creating a big investment opportunity according to Peter McMullen, head of health and aged services at Jones Lang LaSalle. Jones Lang LaSalle ...

Macq launches retail fusion

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
Riding on the popularity of its Fusion Fund series, Macquarie Financial Products Management has released another version, but this time available to retail investors. The product is open until November 30 and consists of 22 underlying managed funds ...

Emerging markets a safe bet: Mobius

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
Fundamental improvements to emerging markets mean they are no longer the high risk, unstable economies they used to be and ripe for investment, according to Templeton Asset Management's executive chairman Mark Mobius. Mobius said strong GDP growth ...

First Home Saver proposal a winner

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
The proposal by Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd for a "super style" savings scheme to help first home buyers save for a home has drawn strong support from the superannuation industry already champing at the bit to get involved. The proposal works by letting ...

Assets growth kills alpha: State Street

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
Assets under management (AUM) growth can have a significant impact on alpha generation unless models are altered to deal with capacity issues, according to State Street Associates vice president Simon Myrgren. Myrgren said State Street had developed ...

Hong Kong's millionaire factory

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2007
Hong Kong's rich list is set to explode after a Datamonitor study found the number of millionaires (those with more than $US1 million) is predicted to increase by 32,000 by 2011. The Wealth Management in Hong Kong 2007 report found the amount of assets ...