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NZ Super commits NZ$50m to private equity manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, community trusts, iwi groups, religious trusts and other institutional investors. NZ Super head of external investments and partnerships Del Hart praised Direct Capital's "strong" track record and ...

State Street expands global custody footprint

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025
... and new clients in Japan. "Having deep familiarity with the requirements and expectations of Japanese institutional investors, we look forward to meeting their needs not only in global custody but also data management, risk and performance analytics ...

Property developer, investment firm goes 'all in' on Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... performance - like financial services." The new Professional Partners Fund will offer sophisticated and institutional investors access to local professional services firms seeking growth. It is a close ended Australian unit trust targeting an initial ...

ASIC turns up the heat on private markets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... defines private markets as "private capital funds, non-bank financial lending and investments made by institutional investors directly into asset classes such as private companies, infrastructure and debt". It categorises private markets across four ...

Solutions to avoid concentration risk: Scientific Beta

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... dominance of giant technology stocks poses "significant challenges" for superannuation funds and other institutional investors, as index solutions provider Scientific Beta touts two possible approaches to better manage concentration risk. According to ...

MLC wary of but not opposed to bitcoin

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... open to the possibility of investing in bitcoin in the future, but now is not the right time. "Like many institutional investors, we remain in the 'not now', rather than 'not ever' to bitcoin camp," Farmer said. "Wind the clock back a few years and if ...

Super moves: Aware Super, CareSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... expertise to capture opportunities from the energy transition opportunity, the greatest focus of today's institutional investors," said infrastructure portfolio manager Jiren Zhou. Separately, Caresuper continues to beef up its responsible investment ...

AustralianSuper warns outdated tax laws will hurt returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... industry, creating uncertainty and tilting the playing field against super funds competing with other global institutional investors. AustralianSuper pushed for rollover relief for entities fully owned or controlled by large super funds, arguing there's ...

HMC Capital boosts AUM by 45% to $19bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... greenfield development opportunities. The fund has four seed assets and is currently engaging multiple institutional investors. HMC managing director and chief executive David Di Pilla said: "We are seeing momentum pick up in our real estate division ...

Australian Bond Exchange grows footprint with global partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... "Through ViewTrade's network, we look forward to increased engagement from global wealth managers and institutional investors." ViewTrade Australia chief executive Nigel Singh believes the partnership will enhance access for its clients. "By working ...