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Private equity still hot: State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... allocations to private markets or increase them over the next few years, which is encouraging, State Street head of alternatives Australia David Grose told Financial Standard. "In Australia, we've also seen an increased investment by superannuation ...

Family office invests $200m with Regal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
... Australian family offices, high net worth individuals and institutions as investors search for ways to diversify their alternatives exposure," Regal chief executive Brendan O'Connor said. "With a strong track record in pre-IPO and emerging companies ...

HMC Capital adds director, institutional capital

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023
... joined HMC Capital as it continues to grow its institutional alternative funds management business. Before joining the alternatives investment firm, Hillyar worked in London in similar roles at Abrdn and most recently Federated Hermes. She was was previously ...

Bloom raises $500k in seed funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... transparent." The fund is comprised of a mix of Australian equities, international equities, infrastructure, domestic alternatives, fixed income and cash. Bloom has hit a key milestone reaching $1.6 million funds under management and has appointed former ...

Increased scrutiny on private credit

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
... allocation depending on potfolio goals or mandates, similar to what investors would have for private equity or for alternatives. "Private credit is definitely a fixture, and we don't think that its going to go away anytime soon," he concluded.

LGT Crestone brings VC offering to local HNWs

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
... exclusively available to LGT Crestone clients in Australia until the end of this financial year. LGT Crestone head of alternatives Martin Randall said that SPRING is one of the first funds specifically designed for private clients and smaller institutions ...

Corporate super plan seeks merger partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
... unlikely to generate the same returns as larger funds, it said. Alcoa's trustees said they have a duty to explore alternatives, namely for the fund to be transferred to another, larger super fund, possibly within 12 months. After developing its shortlist ...

Sovereign wealth funds increase investment horizons, private market exposure

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... allocations are 27% (down from 30%) while equity allocations are at 32% (up from 28%). Further, allocations to illiquid alternatives continued to climb steadily; sovereign investors now have an average of 26% of their portfolio designated to alternative ...

Link Group offloads PEXA stake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... takeover offer which Link's board rejected. In the event of the scheme not proceeding, Link said it would evaluate alternatives for the business, engaging with applicable regulators, including the ATO, in relation to a potential in-specie distribution ...

Equipsuper investment chief on re-energising his team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
... attract top professionals like an operations expert, a ESG specialist and two senior portfolio managers covering alternatives and real assets? We believed it was extremely important to ensure that we attracted the right candidates to join the team, so ...