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Iress completes $52m sale of MFA business to SS&C

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
... satisfactory returns on capital to shareholders," prompting the decision to divest from underperforming or non-strategic assets. In an ASX announcement, Iress chief executive Marcus Price said: "Having now successfully completed the sale of MFA and launched ...

MA Financial boosts fund with $20m acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
... the MA Marina Fund, established by MA Financial in April this year. The group purchased the two new marinas from Marprop Real Estate Investors founder and managing director James Marshall. The close-ended fund offers exposure to Australia's largest marina ...

Global insurers eye private markets, clean energy: BlackRock

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... Specifically, 60% are gearing up to expand their allocations in direct lending, while over a third intend to dial back on real estate debt, real estate equity, and private equity. BlackRock's head of financial institutions group for APAC Kimberly Kim ...

Singaporean wealth manager mandates Aussie boutique

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
... made our inaugural trip [to Singapore] last year, we met the Conduit team then among others, and I suppose there's a real appetite for what we're doing over there, from not only the defensive characteristics, but the systematic and quant approach," ...

Australian Retirement Trust deputy CIO to go

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
... Andrew Fisher, head of capital markets Herbert Chang, head of sustainable investment Nicole Bradford, head of global real assets Michael Weaver, head of private corporate assets Elizabeth Kumaru, and head of public markers Greg Barnes. Woodhouse will ...

Gender parity in funds management stalls

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
... discretionary stocks. It was also highlighted that women typically oversee smaller funds, managing an average of $396 million in assets, while their male counterparts handle larger portfolios averaging $595 million. "When the economy is slowing, asset ...

EG touches down in Japan

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
EG Funds Management (EG) has launched a real estate investment advisory office in Tokyo to investigate future opportunities for new and existing investors across the region. According to the real estate funds manager, the new office will enable the ...

Responsible investment AUM drops: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023
Assets under management in the responsible investment industry dropped by nearly $250 billion in 2022, according to the latest Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) report. For the first time in years, the total responsible investment ...

PGIM Real Estate, Point Capital partner on property portfolio

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023
Via a new joint venture, PGIM Real Estate and Point Capital will develop a portfolio of residential properties for rent in Australia. According to the firms, the joint venture, incorporating two of PGIM Real Estate's flagship Asia Pacific value-add ...

CFA Institute launches private markets, alternatives certificate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023
... or limited partner firms. The self-paced online certificate consists of courses covering private equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, commodities, and hedge funds. The program starts with an introductory course and progresses through ...