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NZ Super Fund chief investment officer departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... into some of the investments made during his tenure. Meng was found to have invested CalPERS funds into several private equity vehicles in which he had personal holdings. Gilmore's appointment followed an "exhaustive, worldwide search" by CalPERS ...

Evolution of investment operations spurs new recruitment trends

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... alternative assets, candidates possessing a skillset across alternative asset classes, particularly private debt and private equity are in high demand." While there has been a "notable increase" in candidates with experience in private markets, there ...

Australian private capital industry surges 33%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... Australian Private Capital Market Yearbook which tracks activity in the private capital industry. The report found private equity and venture capital (VC) has a combined AUM of $65.5 billion, as of June 2023, which was 30% higher than in December 2021. ...

Super fund expenditure to be exposed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... investments the industry holds in relation to property and infrastructure, alternative strategy funds listed equity, and private equity. APRA deputy chair Margaret Cole said the new data will shed further light on how trustees are spending and investing ...

Infrastructure a foundational portfolio asset class: IFM Investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... its gradually built infrastructure to be the largest allocation within alternatives, also comprising property and private equity. Meanwhile, the US pension sector has committed $134 billion to infrastructure since 2011, though this is proportionally ...

HMC Capital acquires asset manager

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... data centre assets. HMC Capital is an ASX-listed diversified alternative asset manager focused on real estate, private equity, energy transition and digital infrastructure managing over $10 billion on behalf of institutional, high-net-worth and retail ...

PE deals tumble again, down 63%: Bain & Company

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
The Australian and New Zealand private equity sector took another tumble, sharply falling 63% in value during 2023 as high interest rates and market uncertainty continues to spook investors. This is the second year in a row that saw deal values decline ...

Former Schroders chief joins private markets firm

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... growth. Hallinan's appointment follows several recent hires, including Scott Dingle, the former local head of private equity at Partners Group, Peeyush Gupta and Richard Gregson from Equity Partners. Before his two years as chief of Schroders, Hallinan ...

Institutional investors shift gears amid 'new market regime'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... who have robust experience" sourcing the most attractive opportunities. The second theme was private credit and private equity being prioritised as well as growing allocations to alternatives. Over the next five years, 59% of investors in APAC plan to ...

Lombard Odier brings plastic circularity fund down under

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... backing from the sovereign wealth fund of Monaco, among others. The LOIM Plastic Circularity Fund (Australia), a private equity offering, is being made available to wholesale and institutional investors via AFM Investment Partners. Equity Trustees will ...