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US hedge fund slams Blue Sky

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... investors will soon wise up, we view Blue Sky's fee revenues as inherently unsustainable. In other cases, such as private equity, we present evidence that Blue Sky has overstated its returns on many investments (a practice we believe is systematic)," ...

Asset manager bets on blockchain for private equity audits

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
... manager is using blockchain - the latest technology reshaping financial services - to speed up the auditing of private equity lifecycle events. Northern Trust is assigning blockchain nodes to audit firms, which will give them access to a "golden copy" ...

New trust lowers cost for retail access to corporate loan market

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... exposure to more than 70 individual corporate loan assets in sectors including healthcare, infrastructure, energy and private equity transactions. Speaking to Financial Standard, MCP managing partner Andrew Lockhart said the capital raise reflects the ...

AMP Capital enters US telco market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... Garages, and shipping and intermodal terminal operator, ITS ConGlobal. The telco's current investors include Boston private equity firm M/C Partners and others advised by the Private Equity Group of J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Morgan Stanley Alternative ...

China A-shares to disrupt emerging markets strategies: Robeco

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... entertainment and travel." Innovative China, Mio continued, will involve the government creating a venture capital or private equity-esque vehicle to "incubate companies in the new technology space, such as internet companies and high-end manufacturing." ...

Future Fund reshuffles investment team

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... will take up the new role of deputy chief investment officer for private markets. In this role Norris will oversee private equity, property and infrastructure and timberland. Reporting to Norris are: Head of property Barry Brakey; and head of private ...

MLC, ANU boost alternatives strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... for in Australasia over 2018. MLC's asset management unit, which allocates about 5% or $100 billion of assets to private equity, is forecast to increase its stake in alternatives, the report said. In 2018 MLC plans to commit between $400 million and ...

Private equity firm sells Bravura stake

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
A private equity firm which was a cornerstone investor in Bravura Solutions before its initial public offering has sold down its remaining stake in the wealth management software company. Ironbridge, which has about $1.5 billion in committed capital ...

La Trobe marches credit fund beyond $2bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... by all-time low cash rates and increased competition from the banks resulting in the tightening of margins." US private equity giant Blackstone recently purchased an 80% stake in La Trobe. The credit specialist manages investment mandates in excess of ...

Avenir recruits Platinum analyst

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... equities and the technology sector, managing a $25 million Japan fund portfolio. Before that, he worked at Japanese private equity firm Compass Partners, now known as Symphony Financial Partners. Avenir managing director and chief investment officer ...