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GAM launches alternative investments unit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... appointed Randel Freeman as co-head and co-chief investment officer its new specialist alternative investments unit, GAM Alternatives, effective immediately. Freeman will work alongside Albert Saporta to build out GAM's alternative investment capabilities. ...

ANZ, Blackstone launch HNWI fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
ANZ and global alternatives fund manager Blackstone have launched a multi-asset strategy for high-net-worth investors (HNWI). The Graphene Alternative Fund is an Australian unit trust and absolute-return strategy that is exclusive to ANZ Private clients. ...

Australian Retirement Trust delivers 11.3% in FY24

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
... About half of the super fund's equity allocation is split across passive and active strategies. Meanwhile, the alternatives portfolio delivered "compelling returns" while real estate was the only detractor turning in negative returns for the period. ...

New boutique launches private debt fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
... borrowers and investors, while streamlining the transaction process. "As borrowers and investors increasingly seek alternatives to conventional banking, private credit is becoming an essential component of the financial landscape," Crnogorac said. "Nero ...

PGIM expands APAC team with local hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
PGIM has added a former MLC Asset Management executive to its private alternatives team in the Asia Pacific. The US$1.3 trillion asset management business of Prudential Financial has appointed Dan Greyling as vice president - APAC business development ...

Long-term optimism for APAC despite short-term hurdles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
... investors will remain attracted to the fundamental growth potential of the region's emerging markets, according to an Alternatives in APAC 2024 report from Preqin. Preqin analysts maintained a positive long-term outlook for the region despite sluggish ...

ASIC calls out licensees: 'We will take action'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
... cases, clients were not told their investment options were consistently underperforming and that there were better alternatives available. "To be really clear, it is not our view that underperformance over a period should automatically result in a recommendation ...

Morningstar hires fixed income lead from PATRIZIA

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
... Dutka joined this week as director of manager research and asset class leader for fixed income, multi-assets, and alternatives. The recruit was most recently the director of investment solutions at PATRIZIA, the global real assets fund. There, he advised ...

SSGA loses $2.4bn in two months

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
... SSGA won two mandates with Australian Retirement Trust (ART) during 2023. ART invested in SSGA's global equities and alternatives strategies worth $41.6 billion and $40 billion respectively.

Prime FG eyes wealth management business

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... opportunities across our combined client base," PFG managing director and chair Simon Madder said. In February, PFG acquired alternatives asset manager Altor Capital for $4.5 million. Madder said Altor supports PFG's aim of doubling group revenue ...