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Partners Group promotes local staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... member Martin Scott said the team is building a diversified portfolio of royalties across several sectors, including music, sports, pharmaceuticals, water, and franchise. "It's an enormous industry. We will raise funds and invest it. And are now ...

GAM boosts local sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... replaced Alex Zaika late last year - said GAM's new alternative products that are receiving strong interest include a sports fund managed by Avenue Capital Group and backed by star athletes targeting high-growth franchises and an evergreen late-stage ...

TPG co-founder David Bonderman dies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... extraordinary set of interests and pursuits that took him all over the world and created friendships across the business, sports, music, philanthropic, environmental, conservation, and academic communities," TPG said. "Rarely the loudest person in the ...

NRL legend joins private wealth firm

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... in September, bolsters its ability to serve clients, "particularly those in high-pressure careers such as professional sports." Notably, former cricketer Peter Nevill is also a senior adviser with Viola Private Wealth. The firm said he brings a first-hand ...

GAM hires new local lead from Bennelong

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
... potential capital appreciation of dynamic innovation companies whilst under private ownership. GAM also pointed to its sports fund, managed by Avenue Capital Group and backed by star athletes targeting high-growth franchises.

Netwealth FUA soars, names new chief financial officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... roles across both financial services and other sectors. He has acted as the chief financial officer of RMS Cloud, Catapult Sports, SXiQ Digital, United Petroleum and Interactive. Netwealth said he has a proven track record as a collaborative business ...

The transferrable skills for advisers who changed careers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... career. Communication was critical for Forbes, given that 80% of people he engaged with during his time in professional sports did not speak English as their first language. Being "able to somehow communicate, get along, have fun with those people along ...

Investors brace for turbulence as Biden backs out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... markets) is rarely about the election. "Investing based on elections is like a 'parlay' bet on the markets, in the lingo of sports betting." Schroders senior US economist George Brown said Biden pulling out of the race has made a Trump victory more likely ...

Family office buys into WNBL potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
... world-class league. "We are excited and feel privileged to be the new custodians of Australia's oldest women's professional sports competition, and we believe this group is best placed to bring sustained success and unprecedented growth," he said. Wollemi ...

Industry Super Australia names new chair

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
... marketing officer a few years later. He left the industry fund - that looks after workers in the hospitality, tourism and sports industries- in 2018 but rejoined three years later as group executive of marketing, corporate relations, stakeholder engagement ...