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Muzinich & Co. partners to launch infrastructure debt strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... and capital solutions for middle-market infrastructure and real asset companies across Australia, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, the UK, and Canada. It can also invest in deals in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and European Union countries ...

Lazard AM brings Japanese equities fund to Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
Lazard Asset Management has launched a Japanese equities fund to local investors. The Lazard Japanese Strategic Equity Fund invests in "undervalued" opportunities in Japanese equities, and aims to achieve a total return that exceeds that of the Tokyo ...

Aussie super funds climb ranks, government funds slide

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
Seventeen of Australia's superannuation and pension funds now rank in the top 300 worldwide by assets, including one new entrant. However, it's not all good news for the government funds that made the cut. That's according to the latest ...

Nikko Asset Management to become Amova

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... as "a global citizen with Asian DNA." It said it also symbolises the path forward in its strategy to strengthen growth in Japan and to further expand globally. Nikko explained that the 'Am' in Amova stands for asset management, its core business. 'Mov' ...

Macquarie AM, PSP Investments sell AirTrunk stake to Blackstone, CPP Investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... AirTrunk in 2020, which saw it expanded from five data centres in Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong to 11 sites, including Japan and Malaysia. The company's capacity portfolio has also increased from 450 megawatts to over 1.8 gigawatts. AirTrunk also ...

Fidelity appoints new managing director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
... State, Perpetual Investments, and ING Australia. Glazier will report to Rajeev Mittal, managing director, Asia Pacific (Ex-Japan), Fidelity International. "I am delighted to appoint Simon to lead our Australian business into the next phase of its growth," ...

Zenith increases defensive investment as recession risk looms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
Zenith Investment Partners head of asset allocation Damien Hennessy said the looming risk of a recession in the United States has spurred some investment changes. Hennessey said the weaker-than-expected July jobs report in the US raised concerns of ...

Trump victory will jostle trade war, interest rates: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
The potential re-election of Donald Trump will likely jostle inflation and interest rates, and stoke further trade wars with China, according to Morningstar. If Trump wins in November, Morningstar director of equity research for Australia and New Zealand ...

Chalmers 'confident but not complacent' on economic prospects

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has spoken out on the likelihood of Australia falling victim to the impacts of a potential US recession. This comes after global markets sustained a major sell-off, with the ASX losing $102 billion on Monday, after US data revealed ...

Cbus taps ex-AustralianSuper equities chief for 'critical role'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... investment officer of VFMC. He's also held roles at Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong and been chief investment officer, Asia ex-Japan at State Street Global Advisors. Chatfield said "securing high quality, experienced professionals in portfolio construction" ...