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HMC Capital makes $2bn acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
... platform providing investors with exposure to institutional grade digital infrastructure assets underpinned by attractive megatrends," Pilla said. "Digital infrastructure represents a major funds management growth opportunity for HMC, and we believe ...

Megatrends impacting portfolio construction: Mercer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
Mercer portfolios solutions leader Rebecca Jacques outlined some of the major trends investors need to take into consideration when building clients' portfolios at the Financial Standard Managed Accounts Forum. Jacques said there are several structural ...

How advisers can reap additional $2.1bn in revenue

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... successful in the future, the Advice 2030: The Big Shift report, co-written with Iress, urges advisers to act now on seven megatrends that will impact their businesses. Two major trends advisers must be cognisant of is the increased demand for retirement ...

Rest awards private equity mandate to TowerBrook Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
... officer Andrew Lill said that the deal aims to give the fund greater exposure to assets it expects to benefit from megatrends that will influence the global economy and society: digitalisation, decarbonisation, and demographic changes. "The TowerBrook ...

Rest's MySuper option returns 8.67% in FY24

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
... that add long-term value for our two million members," Lill said. Rest has identified digitalisation as one of the megatrends that will shape the global economy over the long-term. "... we are firmly of the view that the recent enthusiasm for AI and ...

Where does the world's largest active manager say to invest?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
Capital Group - which has US$2.7 trillion in equity assets under management - has identified three megatrends poised to upend industries and kick down the doors to fresh investment opportunities. The Californian headquartered investment manager, that's ...

Australian Ethical eyes small caps as play for advisers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... that local tech stocks, which fell out of favour in the second half of last year, along with sectors tied to global megatrends like healthcare and climate solutions, are poised to deliver a performance premium over the next 12 months. Notably, the fund's ...

Baby boomers turn to local private debt: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... increasing mainstay for investors approaching retirement age. Foresight Analytics latest paper, titled Australian Debt Megatrends, stated that local private debt is the perfect retirement-age asset class due to its excellent track record in downside ...

Five megatrends shaping financial services: McCrindle

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... Demographic change, virtuous consumerism, the grandparent economy, AI acceleration, and social reconnection are the five megatrends shaping the future of SMSF and financial services businesses, according to McCrindle Research principal Mark McCrindle. ...

HMC Capital reaches first close on fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
... execute large, complex transactions and grow funds under management in a core growth vertical supported by favourable megatrends," it said. HMC Capital said it's on track to achieve a $10 billion in committed AUM target by the end of 2023. "We are ...