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Aware Super chair named governor-general

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... the issues that matter to Aware Super's 1.1 million members, such as enhancing their retirement outcomes and improving equity in the superannuation system, particularly for women." Aware Super said it has now commenced the search for a new independent ...

Evolution of investment operations spurs new recruitment trends

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... alternative assets, candidates possessing a skillset across alternative asset classes, particularly private debt and private equity are in high demand." While there has been a "notable increase" in candidates with experience in private markets, there ...

Australian private capital industry surges 33%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... Australian Private Capital Market Yearbook which tracks activity in the private capital industry. The report found private equity and venture capital (VC) has a combined AUM of $65.5 billion, as of June 2023, which was 30% higher than in December 2021. ...

Investment managers embracing AI: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... support 'bottom up' credit analysis of corporate bond issuers, similar to how it would be deployed to support and expand equity analysis," Mercer senior director of fixed income investment research Noel Collins said. At a sector level, the report suggests ...

Super fund expenditure to be exposed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... the type of investments the industry holds in relation to property and infrastructure, alternative strategy funds listed equity, and private equity. APRA deputy chair Margaret Cole said the new data will shed further light on how trustees are spending ...

Infrastructure a foundational portfolio asset class: IFM Investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... its gradually built infrastructure to be the largest allocation within alternatives, also comprising property and private equity. Meanwhile, the US pension sector has committed $134 billion to infrastructure since 2011, though this is proportionally ...

HMC Capital acquires asset manager

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... data centre assets. HMC Capital is an ASX-listed diversified alternative asset manager focused on real estate, private equity, energy transition and digital infrastructure managing over $10 billion on behalf of institutional, high-net-worth and retail ...

Platinum bleeds $1.4bn in outflows

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... revenue. One large client told the fund manager that it intends to rebalance its exposure away from benchmark agnostic global equity managers. "As such, we do not expect the account to close but rather to see a reduction in mandate size," Platinum said. ...

PE deals tumble again, down 63%: Bain & Company

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
The Australian and New Zealand private equity sector took another tumble, sharply falling 63% in value during 2023 as high interest rates and market uncertainty continues to spook investors. This is the second year in a row that saw deal values decline ...

Australian Ethical eyes small caps as play for advisers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... ethical opportunity to invest in Australian small caps. "Advisers and asset consultants are topping up their Australian equity allocations, specifically looking at small cap sleeves because there's a reasonable valuation gap between large and smalls," ...