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BlackRock faces 'stiff competition' from APAC asset managers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
BlackRock has maintained its position as the best brand among asset managers in the US and APAC, though subtle shifts are signalling change, according to the latest Broadridge Fund Brand 50 report. Incorporating insights from 1200 fund selectors and ...

Evolution of investment operations spurs new recruitment trends

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... "Similarly, owing to an increased allocation to 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 ...

Mercer Super recruits growth lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... Most recently, as head of investor client management, he was tasked with developing relationships with pension funds, large asset managers, and sovereign wealth funds. Before that, he ran an Aussie dollar debt syndicate, building a franchise that achieved ...

AustralianSuper hires data strategy lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... operations, strategy development and regulatory response projects for superannuation funds. Finally, Alix Fraser joins the asset owner as a member resolution manager. Fraser joins from Insignia Financial where she worked as a trustee claims specialist ...

Charter Hall acquires stake in hotel REIT

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
Charter Hall Group is paying $96.9 million for a stake in a REIT that invests in hotels, pubs, and motels across Australia. The joint venture between Charter Hall and its Charter Hall Retail REIT (CQR) bought the 14.8% stake in Hotel Property Investments ...

Australian private capital industry surges 33%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... was 30% higher than in December 2021. Real estate AUM grew by 28% from December 2022 to June 2023 to become the largest asset class with $55.7 billion in AUM. Preqin said the growth trend underscored domestic and international investor appetite to seek ...

Legalsuper names chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... Private Capital Investing. Previously, he spent more than 16 years at Victorian Funds Management Corporation, first as head of asset class - debt and absolute returns, and then as head of portfolio management. He's also previously worked at Macquarie ...

Investment managers embracing AI: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... 10 investment managers are either using or planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) in their investment strategies or asset class research. The report flagged that the question is no longer if but how managers are implementing AI capabilities. The ...

Super fund expenditure to be exposed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... industry in which APRA sought feedback on proposals to treat most of the data it now collects on fund expenses and detailed asset allocation information as "non confidential" and therefore available for publication. Starting from August, the new expenditure ...

Infrastructure a foundational portfolio asset class: IFM Investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
Infrastructure should be considered as an equally vital asset class for institutional investors as traditional asset classes, according to the latest annual IFM Investors Infrastructure Outlook. Although infrastructure has a proven track record as a ...