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Real assets courting insto appetites in 2017

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... decrease. In the alternatives space, nearly half (48%) of investors said they would increase their allocations to private equity. "Institutional investors are recognising that they need to do something different to get the investment outcomes they want. ...

Asset management more complex than ever

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
... required: Anderson's example was a mix of factor-tilted equities (47.5%), index equities (15%), US bonds (17.5%), private equity (10%), emerging market bonds (10%) and high-yield bonds (10%). This portfolio also carried a higher standard deviation of ...

Partners Life appoints new chairman

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... reputation for leadership based on principles and values, makes him a perfect fit for Partners Life." In May 2016, private equity firm Blackstone announced a NZ$200 million minority investment in Partners Group Holdings Limited, the immediate parent ...

Future Fund cautious on risk and return

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... Fund managing director David Neal said in the final quarter of 2016, the Future Fund deployed capital into its private equity program, primarily through investments in venture capital and growth. Private equity now makes up 10.9% or $13.9 billion of ...

HESTA investment manager appointed to PRI

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... through our participation in a number of its policy working groups such as those focused on infrastructure and private equity," said HESTA Chief Investment Officer Robert Fowler. "This reflects a historical and ongoing recognition of the importance of ...

Instos must stress test: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... choosing to stay private longer than in the past so investors may need to be willing to allocate to early stage private equity in order to access these sources of future growth," Mercer's report states.

Private equity manager secures insto mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
A global private equity firm signed a significant investment mandate with a sizeable Australian institutional investor. The institutional investor is yet to be named, but the mandate - which was secured in Blue Sky Alternative Investments' real assets ...

Evolution Trustees begins global alliance

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... accounting; and corporates services including company secretarial and registry services. TMF Group senior director private equity and real estate for Asia Pacific, Catherine Caradus, said: "We are excited to have the opportunity to work with Evolution ...

Will 2017 be a mirror image of 2016?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... wrong". Bond market king Bill Gross echoed Gundlach view, "I don't like bonds; I don't like most stocks; I don't like private equity..." Well, at least he's made good on not liking bonds. They're joined by billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller. ...

2017 set for private equity buyout record

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 JAN 2017
It is early days but 2017 is set to become a record year for private equity-backed buyout deals, according to Preqin research. The research found that in 2016 there were 3985 deals recorded, representing a total value of US$319 billion. Preqin said ...