ALLCO Equity Partners, a listed private equity vehicle managed by Allco Finance Group, has highlighted recent market volatility as a challenge for its business model as it released its interim profits. Meanwhile, Allco Finance Group continued the trading halt on its shares, pending a widely expected announcement of a buy-out transaction of the troubled business involving Macquarie Group. Allco has made the request for suspension because stock exchange policy does not allow an extension to the two-day limit applicable to trading halts. Allco ordinary shares initially were placed in a trading halt from the opening of trading on Monday. Allco has asked that the suspension remain in place until it is in a position to make a further announcement to the market.