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PE success all about fund selection: Rest

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
... there are fundamentally different approaches," she said. When looking at private equity, investors are typically seeking alpha, she added. "You're looking to select the very best opportunities that are out there and not necessarily looking to diversify ...

UniSuper rides tech tailwinds to strong returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
UniSuper achieved double-digit returns for FY23, revealing the shares that helped get it there and those that held it back. With more than $120 billion in assets under management, the fund returned 10.3% to members invested in the default Balanced option ...

Federated Hermes secures $486m for private equity fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
... significant cash returns to our investors through investing in growth-oriented, disruptive companies." PEC V leveraged an alpha-orientated strategy, focusing on high-growth companies worldwide, and targeting sectors poised to benefit from long-term global ...

BlackRock drops more ETF fees

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
... Australian advisers can keep more of their fee budgets to allocate to more tactical and granular ETF exposures or higher cost alpha-seeking or alternative strategies in the current higher-for-longer macro environment." At the same time, Giles said, it ...

Alium Capital enters wholesale market

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
... markets investor Alium Capital. Previously only available for family office and sophisticated private investors, the Alium Alpha Fund is being made available to wholesale investors. It has a core focus within technology, innovation, and mid-stage businesses ...

Cbus delivers strong returns, grapples property headwinds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... portfolio management and head of asset allocation Stewart Tan has resulted in promising early outcomes. In a bid to generate alpha, Cbus is seeking to broaden its dynamic asset allocation process by building upon existing strategies while exploring new ...

Family offices look to infrastructure for alpha

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... risky alternatives such as venture capital and hedge funds, a new BlackRock report shows. Infrastructure will be a pivotal alpha-generating strategy for family offices this year as half of the 120 US-based family offices interviewed by BlackRock reveal ...

Aware Super bolsters strategy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
... markets across interest rates, FX, and equities to generate returns," he added. Ellis has a 16-year track record managing alpha strategies and a 25-year career in financial markets. Most recently, he was a portfolio manager at the Singapore-based hedge ...

Young, millionaire investors challenge stereotypes: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
New research shows young investors are buying and holdings stocks more than their older counterparts, despite the current environment. During the quarter, ending March 31, younger investors were the highest adopters of a buy-and-hold strategy compared ...

Cbus eyes big deals in new investment blueprint

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
... capitalising on market opportunities. Given that broad market returns are likely to be subdued in the future, the extraction of alpha will become even more critical," he explained. Chatfield also underscored the benefits that the fund's internal investment ...