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AMP Capital announces new chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
AMP Capital has announced a new chief executive, replacing Boe Pahari who stepped down in August last year. Shawn Johnson has landed the top job. He was previously senior managing director and chairman of the investment committee of State Street Global ...

Macquarie subsidiary to acquire REIT

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... farms in New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania, offering $1 per share at the time. Roc Partners, an alternative investment management firm, at one point was in the race to acquire VTH. On June 4, VTH told shareholders that it has not received ...

Super funds hunt for co-investment deals

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
Superannuation funds' appetite for alternative investments, particularly private equity and infrastructure, is heating up, new research shows. Joint research by Preqin and the Australian Investment Council reveal super funds are on the hunt for ...

Somers acquires 15% stake in Aura Group

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... financial services, mining and resources, technology and fixed income. Aura, headquartered in Singapore, is an alternative investment and wealth management platform. Somers is managed by ICM Limited and is a holding company which invests in banking ...

JPMAM Australia chief to retire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
After more than a decade with the business, J.P. Morgan Asset Management's local chief executive Rachel Farrell is set to retire later this year. Farrell first joined JPMAM in Singapore in 2011 as head of sovereign and institutional clients, South ...

Equity Trustees wins mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
Equity Trustees has been appointed the alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) for a UK-based fund manager. Hamilton Global Opportunities PLC (HGO) will invest in growth-stage companies in technology, fintech and medtech with a focus on Silicon Valley ...

Macquarie head joins alternative platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
The former head of research and strategic accounts at Macquarie has joined an alternative investment platform. Chris Brookman has joined Altive, an alternative investment platform and fund manager which enables high-net-worth individuals to invest in ...

Oaktree hires from Challenger

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
A senior institutional business development manager from Challenger has moved to Oaktree as the latter's managing director of marketing for Australia and New Zealand. Brett Penprase will be based in Sydney, and focus on business development and ...

Prime Value hires from MLC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
Prime Value has appointed a new director of investor relations and capital raising, hiring from MLC. Philip Morgan is set to take on the position to help boost Prime Value's presence among financial advisers and dealer groups. Morgan was previously ...

Channel Capital expands overseas

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... investment managers and their clients in all major jurisdictions". Channel said about 70% of non-US domiciled alternative investment funds managed by US SEC-registered advisors are domiciled in the Cayman Islands. "The Cayman Islands remains by far the ...