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Interest rates, liquidity top of mind for Future Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
... fund increased its allocation to equities from 28.5% and dialled down weightings in alternatives and property. Private equity holdings dropped from 17.2% to 16.5%, while property assets declined from 6.8% to 6.3%. The $256.2 billion sovereign wealth ...

Calls for paid menopause leave gather momentum

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... also within our organisation. This focus on supporting the impacts of menopause in the workplace is just one of our gender equity policies to achieve that goal." In introducing the policy, Aware Super becomes just the third superannuation fund to offer ...

Equity Trustees offloads Irish business

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
Equity Trustees will sell its Irish business for a nominal sum, having reached a deal with its management team. The Irish business is being purchased via a management buyout by Equity Trustees Ireland chief executive Kevin Lavery, with additional investment ...

Alternatives to top $33tn by 2028

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... difficult adjustment period, VC's share of the total alternatives market is forecast to continue to grow. On the private equity front, Preqin predicts AUM will reach US$8.5 trillion by the end of 2028, from US$4.8 trillion in 2022, representing a ...

The ugly truth: Unattractive fund managers are investment darlings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... the profitability difference is more prominent in large firms." Notably, the study zeroed in on actively managed open-end equity funds and hybrid equity funds, excluding index funds and principal guaranteed funds from its analysis.

Best and worst ETFs of past 12 months

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... Property ETF (MVA) reported negative returns and $28 million in net outflows over the past year. The Vanguard Global Value Equity Active ETF (Managed Fund) (VVLU) also experienced net outflows as investors shifted their preference towards growth stoc ...

EQT buys VetPartners

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
The Swedish-based firm will acquire VetPartners from National Veterinary Associates (NVA) via its BPEA Private Equity Fund VIII. As a part of the transaction, BPEA VIII is expected to be 35-40% invested in VetPartners, subject to customary regulatory ...

Future Fund refreshes investment team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... officer and will add the alternatives and listed equities teams to her direct reporting lines, alongside credit and private equity. Gregory will also create a new position of head of tangibles, reporting to her, which will include the infrastructure ...

APRA moves to unmask super funds' spending secrets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... seeking to present aggregated asset allocation data for fund investments in property and infrastructure, alternatives, listed equity, and private equity. "These proposals represent an important step forward in achieving greater transparency in superannuation," ...

Multi-asset funds see $1bn exodus

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... tended to go down. "This meant you could achieve a better return for a chosen level of risk. The trouble is that bond and equity markets have moved largely in tandem in the last 18 months or so which is leading investors to question whether they can ...