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VanEck to launch 'next evolution' long short ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... the ETF will aim to outperform the S&P/ASX 200 over the medium to long-term. Chief executive and managing director, Asia Pacific Arian Neiron said the domestic market is currently "littered with inefficiencies" for investors to exploit. "It is hyper-concentrated ...

Goldman Sachs AM nabs Fidelity veteran

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... head of third-party wealth at Goldman Sachs Asset Mgmt and Stuart Wrigley, head of the client solutions group in Asia-Pacific, Gan has over two decades of experience in the asset management industry. Before joining Goldman Sachs, she worked at Fidelity ...

Apollo scoops up Argo Infrastructure Partners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... 2013 by Jason Zibarras. In 2019, Argo hired Melannie Pyzik as managing director and head of investor solutions for Asia Pacific, as it looked to cement relationships with local institutions. She joined from QIC where she had served as an investment specialist ...

MetLife to acquire PineBridge Investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025
... Management, the US$603 billion asset management arm of insurance giant MetLife, is set to acquire PineBridge Investments from Pacific Century Group in a deal valued up to US$1.2 billion. The deal comprises US$800 million in cash at closing, slated for ...

January Capital raises $136m for APAC growth credit fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... co-head of credit Chin Chao and Jason Edwards, and principal Wei Yun Ng. "We have been investing in and advising Asia Pacific technology firms for the past decade," Edwards said. "Amongst our existing portfolio of over sixty companies, the number one ...

Macquarie AM puts money in Aussie real estate investment firm

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... global strategy in June 2024, and it is the second vehicle in MAM RE's opportunistic fund series, following the Asia-Pacific opportunistic real estate partnership (MREP Asia 1). The fund has a strong focus on pension and sovereign wealth funds across ...

CapitaLand buys Wingate, expands local presence

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
... growing Wingate over the past 20 years, while also flagging he sees "scalable private credit opportunities" in other Asia Pacific markets, including South Korea, India, and Japan. Incoming managing director for Wingate Nick Jacobson, who will oversee ...

Ares launches private markets fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... approximately $464 billion of assets under management with over 3100 employees operating across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East.

Venture capital exits expected to grow in 2025: Preqin

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... 2024, 800 funds raised a total of US$84.8 billion by Q3, compared to 1645 funds raising US$135.9 billion in 2023. Asia Pacific (APAC) accounted for US$1.6 trillion, followed by North America at US$1.1 trillion, and Europe at US$0.2 trillion. The report ...

Scarcity Partners acquires stake of foreign investment firm

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... Partners has acquired a 20% interest in January Capital, a Singapore-based private markets investment firm focused on Asia Pacific technology companies. The acquisition is hoped to support January Capital's ability to identify and fund technology-driven ...