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IFM Investors expands private capital team

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... and third party relationships. Prior to joining IFM, Wardman-Browne was co-head of Champ Ventures, an Australian private equity firm focused on mid-market growth investments. "IFM Investors has had a long association with Stuart through our limited partner ...

AVCAL calls to relax foreign investment rules

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association is calling for a fast-tracked limited partnership vehicle to encourage foreign investment into high-growth businesses. The limited partnership would be part of wider national policy that ...

BNP appoints PE and real estate head

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed a new head of private equity and real estate. Taking on the role is Cleyde Hazell, who commenced the positon in May 2016. Hazell joins BNP Paribas from JPMorgan Chase & Co where she held the role of vice ...

PE and VC critical to Aussie growth: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
Australian private equity and venture capital funds recorded a net-of-fees return of 18.4% in 2015, according to the latest data from the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) and Cambridge Associates. The CA Australia Index ...

Former CalPERS CEO jailed

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... Villalobos. It was reported Villalobos provided the bribes as an attempt to steer pension fund investments to the private equity firms he represented. CalPERS issued a statement about the sentencing of its former chief executive in the Federal Court ...

J.P. Morgan and Future Fund ties at robo-adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... founding Future Fund Board of Guardians member, a former chairman of J.P. Morgan Australia and former global head of private equity at J.P. Morgan New York. The Six Park platform allows investors to create their own portfolio of ASX-listed exchange-traded ...

ClearView's majority shareholder considering sell-off

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... announced in a trading update that it has appointed Morgan Stanley to evaluate its options following the news that a private equity firm is considering selling its 53% stake in the company. ClearView's board is aware that Crescent Capital, which owns ...

Equities out, alternatives in for pension funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... "return-seeking behaviour." As an Australian example, the report noted the Future Fund's substantial increase in private equity and unlisted infrastructure investments from 2010 to 2015.

MLC appoints new private equity head

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
MLC has appointed a new head of private equity. Alicia Gregory has worked in MLC's private equity division for 11 years and was most recently MLC head of Europe, private equity. Prior to MLC, she held a research position at ThreeSixty Investment Strategy ...

KKR reveals Australian head

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... for the role. Bookmyer joined KKR Capstone in 2002, supporting operational improvements in KKR's North American private equity portfolio. In 2010 he relocated to Hong Kong, serving as chief executive officer of KKR Captsone Asia. He joined KKR Asia in ...