Investors rattled by the underperformance of some traditional asset classes over the past few years may be warming to the inclusion of alternatives in their portfolios. C...

Macquarie Investment Management has launched a private equity fund-of-funds targeting the retail investor who wishes to invest in the wholesale private equity market....

MACQUARIE Financial Services is rolling out a fund of private equity funds for the retail market in what it says is a watershed for investors wanting to access alternativ...

Retail investors are set to gain more exposure to private equity as master trusts increasingly embrace these investments, predicts Marcus Darville, head of Private Equity...

The rise of the alternative investment sector has been going on for about the past 18 months and has been driven primarily by the threats of low return environments....

Lonsdale Securities has given a recommended rating to the latest retail offering from Macquarie Direct Investment (MDI), the Macquarie Private Equity Trust II (MPET II), ...

Macquarie will open its newest private equity fund to retail investors, aiming to attract up to $150 million from them, based on the success of a similar fund launched in...

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ING Investment Management has made a pooled private equity fund available to sophisticated investors, a product until now reserved for institutional clients....

Venture capital has become a hot topic in the last few years. Fuelled by the extraordinary run in NASDAQ listed technology stocks, many of the venture capital backers of ...

Colonial First State Australia has expanded in to the domestic private equity sector with the roll out of a Diversified Private Equity Fund....

Rothschild will extend its program of alliances, following the success of its venture with US-based Putnam Investments....

Despite the recent drift in private equity performance, the market is at an ideal stage for new investors, according to an executive from one of the world’s biggest priva...

Chase Manhattan’s BluePeak Alternative Investment team has found a new home at Challenger International....