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Plenary Group chair steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
Following its recent partnership with sovereign wealth fund ADQ, Plenary Group is switching out its chair. John O'Rourke is stepping down as chair of Plenary Group, to be succeeded by founder and non-executive director Paul Oppenheim. O'Rourke has served ...

HMC Capital scoops up Payton Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
HMC Capital has acquired commercial real estate fund manager Payton Capital, kickstarting the first step in its plan to create a $5 billion private credit platform. HMC agreed to purchase Payton for $127.5 million; six times its estimated earnings for ...

Geopolitical risks push APAC family office allocations locally

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
Geopolitical risks are dictating how family offices in the Asia Pacific invest as more intend to shift asset allocations to their home regions, according to UBS. Family offices surveyed in the UBS Global Family Office Report across the Asia Pacific ...

TCorp reorganises investment team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
In pursuit of a new operating structure and "simpler portfolio environment", TCorp has created four new investment roles and will farewell its head of portfolio construction and head of portfolio delivery. The investment partner of the New South Wales ...

Australian Ethical snaps up asset manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
Australian Ethical has struck a deal to acquire Altius Asset Management, the sustainable fixed income business of Australian Unity, a move that will see its funds under management (FUM) swell by $2 billion. The acquisition will see both firms merge ...

UK forewarns Australia on wholesale test changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
After recently backflipping on changing its high-net-worth investor (HNWI) tests, the UK serves as a cautionary tale for Australia as it mulls overhauling its own wholesale investor thresholds. The UK government introduced new HNWI and sophisticated ...

Cromwell gets $457m for European funds platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
Cromwell Property Group is selling its European fund management platform, including its Italy Urban Logistics Fund and European REIT, to Stoneweg. Cromwell said the transaction, which is valued at $457 million, is a part of its broader strategy to simplify ...

Funds SA chief investment officer exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
Funds SA is on the hunt for a new chief investment officer. The $43 billion asset manager confirmed Richard Friend is departing after almost eight years in the role. Friend joined Funds SA in December 2016 to lead the investment team, coming across ...

Fidelity confirms active ETFs to launch in coming weeks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
... Fund as active ETFs on the ASX on May 31. This will be followed by the launch of the Fidelity Australian High Conviction Fund - until this week known as the Fidelity Australian Opportunities Fund - as an active ETF on June 3. "Making these four strategies ...

Equip Super awards custody mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
Equip Super has selected a new custodian and back-office administrator to replace NAB Asset Servicing. Northern Trust won the mandate to provide asset servicing solutions that include global custody, fund administration and portfolio analytics. It replaces ...