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Brighter Super sees double-digit returns

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... said. Rider said Brighter Super had been overweight listed equities "relative to its major peers" and underweight private equity in the MySuper option. Its infrastructure and credit portfolios also performed strongly, he said. "In addition to having ...

ESR appoints investment, operating chiefs

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
... He boasts close to three decades of real estate investment experience, having held leadership roles across the private equity and real estate divisions in various financial institutions, including Chicago-based Mesirow Financial, where he founded the ...

Federated Hermes secures $486m for private equity fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
Federated Hermes has closed its fifth private equity co-investment fund (PEC V), exceeding its initial fundraising target by a substantial margin. The fund, which was launched in December 2021 with a target of $400 million, closed last month with a ...

UK pensions tapped to strengthen local startups

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... said. "We will also consult on an ambition to double the existing local government pension scheme allocations in private equity to 10%, which could unlock a further £25 billion by 2030." He said the package has the potential to unlock an additional ...

Commonwealth Bank backs Wollemi Capital

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
... "Wollemi's highly credentialed founders have strong networks and proven track records combining climate impact, private equity and venture capital expertise with experience financing, building and scaling global business across infrastructure, renewables ...

Allegro unveils PwC entity as Scyne Advisory

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... PwC's Australian public sector advisory business will remerge as Scyne Advisory following its takeover from private equity firm Allegro Funds. Allegro funds confirmed the new business, which it acquired for $1, will be fully independent of PwC and ...

ART delivers 10% for members

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
Despite the lull in the property and private equity sectors, Australian Retirement Trust (ART) handed in a 10% return for its balanced option following a bumper share market revival. The Super Savings Balanced, which most of the ART's 2.2 million ...

Cromwell, Value Partners group join forces

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023
... unduly increasing gearing risks," he said. Meanwhile, Value Partners Group managing director and head of real estate private equity Rachel Tong said: "As a Hong Kong-based investor, it's great to partner with Cromwell who will remain co-invested in this ...

Rest bolsters impact portfolio with private equity investment

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... strategic push to meet its impact investment objectives, Rest has invested in a pooled buyout fund run by European private equity firm ARCHIMED. The investment is part of a broader initiative to fulfill the superannuation fund's target allocation ...

Netwealth relaunches Wealth Accelerator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... platform to better service the growing number of financial advisers dealing with complex investments like overseas private equity, venture capital, debt, and infrastructure. The new Multi Asset Portfolio Service includes management, application and transaction ...