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Family offices look to infrastructure for alpha

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... capital is bleaker. Family offices were less positive on venture capital due to rising rates slowing startup funding. Valuations in growth sectors is also beginning to correct as the prospect of a growth slowdown or recession has taken shape. "With 2022 ...

Don't discount Vietnam: Dragon Capital

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
Having dropped by 34% last year, the Vietnam stock market is now seeing very attractive valuations, according to investment manager Dragon Capital. Dragon Capital, which manages the largest and oldest Vietnam-focused fund, Vietnam Enterprise Investments ...

Ariel Investments launches EM portfolios in Australia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
... provide institutions with access to a concentrated portfolio of companies with long-term earnings power at attractive valuations, the firm said. Ariel Investments senior vice president institutional marketing head of Asia Pacific and Middle East, North ...

Qualitas signs $1bn credit mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... present compelling risk adjusted returns given the exposure level is typically at a material discount to underlying valuations with a backdrop of strong residential demand dynamics," Qualitas group managing director Andrew Schwartz said. "Qualitas now ...

Venture capital rout rattles advice technology sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... advice tech sector are no different to what is happening broadly in the technology sector over the last few months. "Valuations have really been compressed and the appetite for venture capital in all sectors has been heavily reduced," he said. "Startups ...

Infrastructure an asset class for all seasons: IFM

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
... 2023: Uncertainty, transition and social factors, also highlighted opportunities for investors given high listed market valuations. Allocations to externally managed infrastructure by institutional investors have grown from around $453 billion to $101 ...

UniSuper awards private debt mandate to Revolution AM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... cashflow. This cashflow is assessed for debt serviceability and repayment, rather than relying solely on forward-looking valuations. The Australian and New Zealand Private Debt portfolio has been outperforming its objectives, delivering a 9.6% gross ...

It's not 2008, but there's likely more pain ahead: Iggo

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... difficult to see equity markets performing well in such an environment," he said. "Yet as bond yields go down, equity valuations start to improve." Iggo believes lower bond yields and lower equity prices during this period of market concerns about financial ...

Alternatives investors await more corrections: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
Hedge fund and venture capital investors are bracing for a tough 12 months ahead, anticipating asset valuations will continue a downward trend, new research finds. Many global institutional investors expressed concerns over asset valuations and subdued ...

New EM fund for Maple-Brown Abbott

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... growing middle-class consumption, evolving demographics and the energy transition. Given the wide range in companies, valuations and macroeconomic factors, we believe that active management (that is, active stock picking) is crucial when investing in ...