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Big obstacles for funds going it alone on PE

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
Private equity (PE) returns may be stronger than we think and while this is attracting super funds to direct their own PE investment placements, this approach is not for everybody, reveals new research from McKinsey & Company. The global management ...

Portfolio disclosure's unintended consequences

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... management solutions software provider servicing alternative investment managers, said the problem is not that private equity managers don't want to disclose this information to their investors, it's that disclosing this information on public websites ...

Treasury Group buys ex-Macquarie boutique

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
Treasury Group is set to invest in Australian and Asian private equity investment and advice firm ROC Partners, which was formed after a management buyout of the business from Macquarie group. ROC is majority owned by its management team and specialises ...

PE backed IPOs outperform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
Initial public offerings backed by private equity investment managers out-perform other IPOs by a factor of almost 50:1, according to research just released by the private equity and venture capital association AVCAL. The study which was prepared by ...

Michael Hintze to join Financial Systems Inquiry

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... to the arts in the United Kingdom. Also accepting Hockey's invitation to join the panel is London-based head of private equity group JC Flowers in Europe and Asia Pacific David Morgan AO. Dr Morgan was previously a chief executive officer of Westpac ...

NZ Super Fund invests in N American energy

PAUL MCBETH, AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... American energy markets created by shale oil and gas resources. The fund will invest up to $US175m in KKR energy private equity investments including natural gas exploration and production, with the remainder going into the KKR Energy Income and Growth ...

VC capital raising crash 75pct in 2013

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
The Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL) has raised alarm bells that the low rate venture capital fund raising in Australia could have serious long term economic implications. VC fund raising in 2012-13 crashed to ...

Super is now an economic driver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... billion to Australia's capital stock, the super system invested an aggregate of about $30 billion in infrastructure, private equity, and direct property, super's $11 billion stake underpins the commercial property market with a 140% increase over the ...

Fund managers expect clients to turn aggressive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... views for the next five years on emerging market equities (76% vs. 83% in 2013), listed equities (78% vs. 78%) and private equity (59% vs. 53%). For the same time horizon, the majority remain overall bearish on nominal government bonds (81% vs. 80% in ...

HIP Super CEO resigns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... between the two funds' investment strategies would not be an obstacle. "Traditionally HIP has been a bit overweight private equity. However, bringing both portfolios together is a fantastic opportunity to review asset allocation," he said at the time. ...