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MetLife to acquire PineBridge Investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025
MetLife Investment Management, the US$603 billion asset management arm of insurance giant MetLife, is set to acquire PineBridge Investments from Pacific Century Group in a deal valued up to US$1.2 billion. The deal comprises US$800 million in cash at ...

Traders left scrambling over ASX settlement outage

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 DEC 2024
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) suffered another glitch last week that disrupted two days' worth of trades. The ASX said it detected a "technical issue" on its CHESS Batch Settlement last Friday, forcing trade settlements on December 18 ...

Boutique global asset management firms' investment outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
Global senior executives from boutique asset management firms see a proliferation of risks - and investment opportunities in 2025. Members of the Group of Boutique Asset Managers (GBAM) have spotted concentration risks in the US, geopolitical risks ...

What you read in 2024

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
Mergers, corporate fund closures and executive moves were the major motifs for Financial Standard readers this year. Unsurprisingly, further consolidation in the superannuation sector was a major driver of audience interest this year with a number of ...

January Capital raises $136m for APAC growth credit fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
The Singapore-based investment firm has raised more than $136 million (US$85 million) on the first close of its Growth Credit Fund, with the strategy focused on growth-stage technology companies. January Capital secured commitments from financial institutions ...

Vantage Point AM hires from Merricks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
Paul Thomas, co-founder of Vantage Point Asset Management, has returned to the Singapore-based hedge fund after a four-year stint at Merricks Capital, the agricultural credit fund. Thomas has departed the firm backed by Melbourne's wealthy Liberman ...

Brighter Super to buy up Queensland real assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
Brighter Super has handed Barings $100 million to acquire real assets in the Sunshine State, the first tranche of its Queensland Investment Strategy. Brighter Super's Queensland Investment Strategy, which was announced in May this year, involves investing ...

Rest nabs culture leader from Aware

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
Rest Super has recruited two experienced hands to drive the fund's strategic focus on workplace culture and employee experience. Amy Matthews has been appointed general manager of organisational capability & people experience, while Kama Ghosn joins ...

Analyst Moves: Franklin Templeton, JANA, Bain, MLC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... associate covering European special situations. Interestingly, she joined Bain just as the super fund established a UK office to hunt for European property, infrastructure, and private equity deals. This month she was promoted to senior associate. Lin ...

Real Asset Management taps DWS sales exec

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... joins from DWS, where he served as director of client coverage, managing relationships with wholesale, wealth, and family office clients. Before that, he led Australian sales and marketing at Research Affiliates, a California-based asset manager. He ...