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Aussie PE, VC assets hit milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
... that in Asia Pacific, total private capital assets will hit $7.9 trillion (US$6tn) in four years' time. Excluding hedge funds, the amount of dry powder held by fund managers across the region also sits at a record of $584.6 billion (US$446bn) as ...

Macquarie sweeps Investment Leadership Awards

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... their investors with higher investment outcomes," Rainmaker Information head of investment research John Dyall said. The funds management industry in Australia continues to grow, with Rainmaker research forecasting total funds under management (FUM) ...

LIBOR phased out by year end

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... Messages were filed in court that showed traders blatantly discussing manipulating the LIBOR rate to the advantage of hedge funds. The scandal also resulted in US homeowners filing a class action against their mortgage lenders, claiming that LIBOR manipulation ...

Fund administrator eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... currently services about US$7 billion in assets. This includes 150 products across six Asia Pacific countries, including hedge funds, unit trusts, funds of funds, private equity, managed accounts, venture capital and digital asset funds. Its push into ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... ETF International Listed Property Dimensional Fund Advisors - Dimensional Global Real Estate Trust (Unhedged) Bennelong Funds Management - Quay Global Real Estate Fund Resolution Capital - Resolution Capital Global Property Securities Fund (Unhedged) ...

Evergreen partners with Generation Life

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... wholesale, illiquid and listed investment products, as well as property syndicates, private equity, venture capital and hedge funds.

BNY Mellon partners with FRT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... currently services over 800 clients, representing over $30 trillion in total assets under management. Clients include hedge funds, investment managers, insurers, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, superannuation funds and custodians.

Sydney multi-boutique adds crypto fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... the same time, scarcity of Bitcoin (as mining incentives decline) has increased its attractiveness as a store of value and hedge against fiat currency debasement. The DigiTrackers Bitcoin Fund was purpose built to allow professional investors to access ...

Super fund liquidity could be better: RBA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... meaning super funds were forced to pay more than $17 billion of margin to counterparties as they used currency derivatives to hedge foreign exchange rate risk on foreign-denominated investments. "Fund-level data show that funds with larger hedging ratios ...

VGI appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
The Sydney hedge fund has hired a former head of BlackRock's Australian ETF business as its chief executive. Jonathan Howie was appointed to the role by the board of VGI Partners, which is chaired by Robert Luciano. The appointment is effective ...