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AVCAL awards for top private equity plays

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
Australia's best private equity and venture capital businesses were recognised last night at the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association's (AVCAL) awards presentations, with the list of winners including Pacific Equity Partners, Investec ...

BT scores $100m Mercer mandate

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
Mercer Global Investments has awarded BT Financial Group a $100 million Australian equities mandate.

HSBC alternatives eyes off Australian entry

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
HSBC Bank's Hong Kong based alternative investments group is the next in line among an array of international hedge fund managers lining up to enter the Australian market.

REST steps on board Members Equity

REST Superannuation has paired up with Members Equity Bank (ME) to offer low cost banking and discounted home loans to all REST and Acumen members, starting this month.

Smooth swimming for AUI Platypus

Six months on since wealth manager Australian Unity Investments (AUI) sealed a 50-50 joint venture with top performing boutique fund manager Platypus, the newly formed AUI Platypus Australian Equities Trust continues to beat the market.

First time home buyers locked out: Genworth

A leading mortgage report has highlighted data revealing that the number of first home buyers had fallen from its historical average last year despite the rise of more consumer-friendly home loan products.

Financial Standard launches eFinancialCareers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2006
Financial Standard has joined forces with the specialist financial services recruitment group eFinancialCareers to launch FinancialStandard.eFinancialCareers.

Land of the giants: World's top 500 fund managers

There's been a major reshuffle in the annual list of the world's 500 largest fund managers after the spate of mergers and demergers that rocked the industry last year.

BT Wrap wins myAdviser tender

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2006
BT has won a market-wide tendering process to secure the business of the myAdviser group through a private label arrangement for its BT Wrap platform.

QIC and eG Capital form strategic alliance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2006
QIC, through its Queensland Biotechnology Fund (QBF), has taken a 20 per cent position in the biotech specialist investment house eG Capital.