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NAB winds up private equity arm

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
National Australia Bank is closing its Integrated Capital Solutions private equity investment division. "NAB is discontinuing making further investments via Integrated Capital Solutions and is letting the existing portfolio of Investments run their ...

Lazard faces losses on Hastie collapse

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
Private equity firm Lazard is among the Hastie Group creditors facing potential losses, after the engineering firm yesterday entered voluntary administration and operations were suspended. Lazard invested in the firm last year as part of a $160 million ...

Private markets providing solid returns

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
Institutional portfolios with an allocation to private markets can achieve better risk-adjusted returns in the long term than portfolios invested exclusively in a traditional mix of public stock and bonds, according to new research by Towers Watson. ...

Wilson HTM appoints new head of private wealth

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
Wilson HTM Investment Group has appointed former JBWere managing director Brad Gale as new head of private wealth, tasked with growing the business division's reach. "Obviously Brad is a highly credentialed and experienced guy with a unique perspective ...

Managers confident on value as China PMI contracts

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
The latest figures on Chinese manufacturing show a contraction for the seventh consecutive month, although investment managers remain confident. HSBC's purchasing managers index (PMI) yesterday indicated factory output fell from 49.3 in April to 48.7 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street closed mainly in the black following early session losses and the major European bourses finished in positive territory. At 0825 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract ...

AFA and TAL launch Female Excellence in Advice Award

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
In an effort to celebrate women in advice leadership roles, TAL in conjunction with the Association of Financial Advisers has launched the second Female Excellence in Advice Award. The Award recognises female financial advisers who are making a significant ...

Fidante Partners continues expansion with new hire

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
Fidante Partners, the boutique business division of Challenger Limited, has hired Brett Chatfield as an institutional business development manager, based in Melbourne. This is Fidante Partners' first new appointment since the business was separately ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after a mixed result on Wall Street but tumbles on European bourses over fears Greece may leave the euro zone. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 4,080. ...

NAB AS wins Maple-Brown Abbott mandate

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
National Australia Bank's Asset Servicing division has been appointed to provide custodial and administration services to Maple-Brown Abbott's retail funds, one of nine new clients the business has won in the past nine months. With approximately $10 ...