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IFM Investors exits Australian PE strategy

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
... carefully considered and we believe in the best interests of IFM," IFM Investors chief executive David Neal said. The asset manager will exit its two private equity strategies, the Long Term Private Capital and Growth Equity, in the coming four to five ...

CFS taps JPMAM for global strategies mandates

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2025
... Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) mandates for its emerging markets and global shares strategies. The US$3.8 trillion asset manager has been selected by CFS after rigorous due diligence, assessing its performance capability, investment and risk management ...

Munro Partners adds institutional sales lead in Canada

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... objectives." Munro has operated in Canada since 2018, largely through a sub-advisory relationship with a Canadian asset manager. Munro Partners chief executive and founding partners Ronald Calvert said the appointment marks an important step in expanding ...

Supply and demand dynamics shift PE secondaries landscape: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
Private equity secondaries transactions are ramping up, as investors are consciously seeking external fund managers for their expertise in navigating changing conditions. bfinance's Sector in Brief: Private Equity Secondaries report noted that both ...

Macquarie AM wins sovereign wealth fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) will set up shop in Saudi Arabia after being tapped by sovereign wealth fund PIF for joint venture investments in infrastructure and energy transition sectors. The US$925 billion sovereign wealth fund signed a Memorandum ...

Salary report shows 23% pay gap for top BDMs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
More distribution executives are seeking careers in the wholesale market as demand for super fund BDMs slow, Kaizen's latest salary report shows. Kaizen's Funds Distribution Salary Guide FY2025-26 found that salaries have remained flat in the ...

New J O Hambro chief appointed amid Perpetual refresh

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... Perpetual continues to work on its long-awaited sale of its $21.5 billion wealth management business. The $226.8 billion asset manager reported a statutory loss of $58.2 million in FY25, which factors in impairment costs of $134.6 million related to ...

Advisers favour third-party support in product selection

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
Research and asset consultants continue to play a pivotal role in financial advisers' product selection, especially in managed accounts and superannuation, Investment Trends says. According to its 2025 Adviser Product and Marketing Needs Report, which ...

BlackRock nabs $122bn Citi mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... planning capabilities of the leading global bank with the investment management and technology strengths of the asset manager. The agreement includes the appointment of BlackRock to manage approximately $122 billion (US$80bn) in assets for thousands ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
Financial services firms stand at a pivotal juncture. Those in one camp, with their heads buried in the sand, can no longer ignore the fact that artificial intelligence (AI), particularly its sidekick generative AI (GenAI), is everywhere. The other ...