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First Super halts private equity investments

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
First Super will make no new investments in its private equity program as its existing $100 million private equity portfolio is under review. This is being done, the fund said, due to concerns about poor labour practices exhibited by companies in which ...

Super fund private equity demand growing

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
Superannuation funds are shunning traditional asset classes and increasingly turning to private equity opportunities, the latest key market insights from law firm MinterEllison show. In the last 12 months superannuation funds have ramped investment ...

Fund manager appoints managing director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... following Ironbark Asset Management's acquisition of Certitude, and has also previously held senior roles with MLC Private Equity, Credit Suisse and St George Bank. Aura also welcomed Brett Craig as a director within the business. Craig will be the portfolio ...

Global PE firm buys Australian office chain

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... Australian and New Zealand operations of business product and solutions provider Staples has been acquired by a global private equity firm for an undisclosed sum. The news of Platinum Equity's acquisition occurs at the same time the firm announced the ...

BTIM strengthens risk and operations divisions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... appointed to the role, bringing more than 20 years' experience in banking, investments, asset management, structuring private equity transactions and acquisitions. Coles was most recently chief risk and compliance officer for State Bank of India, prior ...

Private equity sector resilient

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
Private equity remains resilient despite experiencing a global economic rollercoaster in 2016, according to new a report from Bain and Company. Fundraising and exit activity remain strong, while returns outperformed public markets over the short and ...

Aussie fintech maintains strength

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... we have seen globally in 2016, Australia's performance was driven by some large deals, and specifically M&A and private equity transactions." Key 2016 Asia-Pacific highlights: Australia overall fintech investment hit a record high of $656m in 2016, up ...

IFM sees value in handbags

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
The private equity arm of IFM Investors has branched out, making a significant minority investment in an Australian fashion accessory retailer. As part of a greater investment strategy, IFM bought into affordable handbag and accessory retailer Colette ...

Northern Trust partners for private equity blockchain

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... working with multiple key stakeholders to launch the first commercial implementation of blockchain technology for the private equity sector. Partnering with IBM, Northern Trust deployed a distributed ledger for the administration of a private equity ...

Penklis returns with $275m private equity fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
Quadrant co-founder George Penklis, who stepped back from the industry in 2014, has returned to launch a new private equity fund in partnership with three other professionals. Odyssey Private Equity, which recently concluded a $275 million institutional ...