PRIVATE EQUITY

Financial planning

A global trend by investors to shun beta in favour of alpha strategies in driving excess return is inevitably going to end in tears, according to Tim Barron, chief execut...

Funds management

A former chief economist for the financial services industry believes private equity deals are positive for investment markets, as they can provide the necessary change t...

Financial planning

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Financial planning

The “positive fundamentals” for successful private equity deals are likely to remain in place over the next few years, according to van Eyk investment strategist Nigel Do...

Financial planning

ING Private Equity Access Limited, a listed private equity fund of funds offering, has now invested 75 per cent of its original capital subscriptions having just committe...

Funds management

Private equity funded firms have created at least one million new jobs in Europe over the past four years, according to a survey by AT Kearney management consultants....

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Financial planning

ING’s Private Equity Access Limited fund of funds has added the recently floated Walter Diversified Services to its portfolio, as part of its strategy to make company flo...

Funds management

Select Asset Management has extended its reach into the retail arena, launching a new product aimed at giving retail investors access to unlisted private equity investmen...

Financial planning

Superannuation funds in Australia have had their net positive cash inflow underwritten for so long by the Superannuation Guarantee they have become incautious about liqui...

Funds management

Exploratory research conducted by CPA Australia has revealed why superannuation funds are reluctant to invest in private equity....

Financial planning

Distressed debt is one prospective growth area within the private equities space identified by Standard & Poor’s latest asset allocation report....

Funds management

Vision Super today has appointed nine new private equity managers across its domestic, US and European markets, part of a longer-term strategy to increase its exposure to...

Financial planning

Changes in the investment environment, notably the growth of private equity and hedge fund investments, are likely to force financial services companies to rethink their ...

Funds management

Satisfaction with existing investment manager mixes, coupled with strong performance in equity and fixed interest markets has seen a marginal downturn in manager search a...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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Insignia Financial has confirmed it is considering a preliminary non-binding proposal received from a US private equity giant to acquire the firm. ...

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