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Hostplus partners to launch PE emerging managers program

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
The industry superannuation fund is partnering with a global private investments firm to establish a private equity emerging managers program in the US. Global private investments firm Flexstone Partners, which is an affiliate of Natixis Investment ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to a rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... contribution to GDP growth declined to just 0.2% in the September quarter from 0.5% in the June quarter, and private investment subtracted 0.1 pps after recording no contribution in the previous quarter. Whatever growth in consumer spending is there ...

Former Macquarie Capital head launches fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... working relationship with other managers across a range of successful private real estate investments via his private investment firm JW Redleaf. Brownjohn said the leadership team is focused on sectors and businesses they know well, and which offer ...

Chief economist update: Shopaholics drive US growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... percentage points to growth in the third quarter and government investment contributing 0.21 pps. However, private investment subtracted 0.04 pps from third quarter growth due largely to the 7.9% drop (annualised rate) in outlays for structures and a ...

Former PIMCO chief boosts Aussie fintech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... from 2014 to 2016, spending a total of 28 years with the fixed income giant. Hodge is now managing director of private investment firm 7|H|S Capital. He is also a venture partner at Sway Ventures and a limited partner advisor at Nyca Partners. He will ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... details of the December quarter show positive contributions to growth from household consumption (+0.2 pps), private investment (+0.2%), government spending (+0.2) and net exports (+0.4). Very good - all major GDP components have produced positive contributions ...

Chief economist update: Not as good as it gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... 4.0% in the last quarter of 2017 to 1.1% in the March 2018 quarter. This was offset by a strong 7.3% jump in private investment in the March quarter that followed a 4.7% increase in the previous three-month period and inventories which added to 0.43 ...

Chief economist update: Australia cruising at low altitude

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... consumption (+0.6 pps) and government spending - government consumption (+0.3) and public investment (+0.2). Private investment subtracted 0.4 percentage points from fourth quarter growth while net exports provided a negative contribution of 0.5 pps ...

Hunter Hall veteran launches new business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
A former portfolio manager of Hunter Hall's Value Growth Trust and its Global Value LIC is launching a new asset management business, having been granted a licence last week. Yizhong Chan worked at Hunter Hall for 10 years; during that time he made ...

Australian instos included in top infrastructure deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... several major economies that are currently enacting modernization programs, and so there is significant scope for private investment opportunities over the coming months."