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HNW investors dumping hedge funds in favour of PE

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
High net worth (HNW) investors are diversifying their investments away from equities and property but underperforming hedge funds have pushed them into the private equity sector. Merrill Lynch have just released the 10th anniversary edition of their ...

Bank of Ireland ploughs private equity ground

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
The Bank of Ireland Group has announced it has a new arrow in its quiver of boutique businesses, forming a new joint venture with private equity fund of funds manager Paul Capital Partners. Bank of Ireland paid $34 million for a 50 per cent share in ...

Plan B refutes first mover claims on fee for service

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
Perth based financial planning group Plan B has refuted "first mover" claims made by MLC's high end financial planning group Godfrey Pemboke, who last week touted their switch to a purely fee for service remuneration model as a first in the industry. ...

Aon appoints two risk experts

Aon Australia has appointed a former head of Lloyds TSB and an ex-manager from Santos to two of its practice groups. Tim Farren, the former head of insurable risk at Lloyds TSB, and Chris McMichael, former group risk manager at Santos, have joined Aon ...

Self-employed have different banking and investment needs

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
Do self-employed people need different types of banking and investment products? Probably, if the statistics from GE Money are to be believed. Self-employed people, refinancing existing loans, and disinterested in paperwork appears to the profile of ...

Budget transitional arrangements for over 65s

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
The Treasurer has announced transitional provisions to apply to the proposed $150,000 annual cap on post-tax contributions while also adjusting the payment rules for people aged 65 and over. However, post-tax contributions made between 1 July 2005 and ...

OptiMix adds geared version of MTM fund

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
ING Australia's multi-manager (MTM) OptiMix has launched a geared version of its Australian equities fund that it says is aimed at superannuation funds looking for mid to long-term investments with greater leverage but less volatility than single manager ...

MLC claims "first mover" on "fee for service"

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
NAB/MLC have announced that their high-end financial planning group, Godfrey Pembroke, will mandate that all planners be remunerated purely by fee for service, believing it is a "first move" for a major player in the industry that has become caught ...

Macquarie buys insolvent Canadian mortgage funder

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2006
Macquarie Bank will buy Canadian mortgage funder Cervus Financial Group Inc - currently in bankruptcy protection - for A$15 million. According Canadian media reports, Cervus has around A$1.2 billion in loans under management for a market share of less ...

UBS sets sights on global infrastructure

UBS Australia will be using the worldwide reach of its Swiss parent to offer Australian investors a slice of the global infrastructure market. UBS Global Asset Management has this week launched the UBS Global Infrastructure Securities Fund. The fund's ...