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Copia seals distribution partnership

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... HSBC AM's listed infrastructure equity team based in Sydney and London. HSBC AM head of listed real assets for alternatives Giuseppe Corona said: "From what we're seeing, the infrastructure sector is at the beginning of a multi-decade investment ...

Rest awards impact mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... related to the food value chain." The investment comes out of the super fund's impact investment and strategic alternatives allocations. Rest made its initial impact investments into the unlisted infrastructure Palisade Impact Fund, with specialist ...

AMP reports boost in IFA flows, mulls advice unit options

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
Despite seeing an influx of independent financial advisers' (IFAs) business, AMP continues to seek alternatives for its advice unit as it reports another loss. In the first half of the 2024 financial year, the wealth firm recorded a 33% year on ...

Rest invests in agriculture fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... opportunities related to the food value chain." The investment comes out of the super fund's impact investment and strategic alternatives allocations. The fund is advised by Cibus Capital. The investment is the first impact investment within the $80 ...

Prime to acquire boutique fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
Prime Financial Group is set to acquire a boutique alternatives asset manager and will pay up to $4.5 million. The ASX-listed firm entered into an agreement to buy Altor Capital which has a staff of seven based in Brisbane. Prime will pay an initial ...

GCI welcomes investment director

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... driving growth and uptake of the real estate strategy. Prior to GCI, Grajczyk spent two years at Melbourne-based alternatives investment manager Wingate Group, and four years at Metrics Credit Partners. Stone said the appointment of Grajczyk reflects ...

Future Fund soars to $272.3bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... be cut by central banks," he said. Among the investment changes made during 2023, the fund moderately reduced its alternatives exposure, increased holdings in equity, and lifted its allocation in floating credit. "We have the portfolio positioned towards ...

Qantas Super reduces premiums again

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... stage saw its risk rating change from high to medium to high. Cruising has a 47.3% allocation to equites, 20% in alternatives and a 24.8% holding in fixed interest. Qantas Super is a hybrid defined benefit and defined contribution scheme. It has more ...

KKR rolls out alternatives education solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
... has launched a digital education platform to help financial advisers and individual investors better understand the alternatives landscape. The KKR Alternatives Unlocked platform offers macroeconomic insights, investment perspectives and educational ...

Balanced portfolios to reap rewards in 2024: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
... said. "We expect that investors who shift from the traditional 60-40 stock-bond portfolio to a 40-30-30 stock-bond-alternatives, with a diversified mix of private equity, private credit, and real assets could increase annual returns 80-100 basis per ...