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NZ Super Fund shines bright with standout return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund, NZ Super Fund, posted a herculean return of 14.94% this past financial year, trouncing its peers, according to data provider Global SWF. The fund outperformed its Treasury Bills benchmark - a measure based on the ...

VanEck to launch defence ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... autoinjectors (better known as EpiPens), the internet, and super glue," Neiron said. VanEck launched a Global Defence Fund in Europe in 2023, which has net assets of US$1 billion and has returned 45.9% since inception. That fund holds 28 companies; its ...

Macquarie AM, PSP Investments sell AirTrunk stake to Blackstone, CPP Investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... while achieving operational excellence," Curthan said. Meantime, CPP Investments global head of real assets and head of Europe Max Biagosch said: "We are delighted to partner with Blackstone and the AirTrunk management team to continue growing the business." ...

Australian ETF market hits $206bn: Global X

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
The Australian exchanged-traded fund (ETF) sector will likely hit $1 trillion by 2030, accelerating at a faster rate than the US today. According to Global X's Australia ETF Landscape report, the ETF market grew 37.3% over the past year to $206.2 ...

Aware Super completes first UK deal

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
Aware Super has completed its first infrastructure engagement in the UK, investing in London-based euNetworks. euNetworks builds and invests in city and long-haul fibre networks to connect European data hubs and centres. It operates across 18 cities ...

Australia a 'regional private wealth hotspot': Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... investors are turning to alternatives, which has led to some preliminary regulations in private markets. "As in the US and Europe, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has seen a decline in IPOs and shallowing of public markets, creating a greater ...

Channel Capital launches European Private Credit Fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
... Mandekic said many large European companies within the portfolio generate a significant portion of their revenues from outside Europe, adding to portfolio diversification. "The European private credit market is rapidly growing, driven by the demand for ...

QIC promotes key private equity staff

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... intermediaries, PE managers, company management teams and peer investors as well as monitoring the existing investments within Europe. Specifically, she will focus on diligence for co-investment, fund and secondary opportunities mostly in the middle ...

Local private debt funds' growth potential 'remains strong': Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... investors in today's high interest rate environment. While investor interest has predominantly been in North America and Europe, the APAC region is rapidly gaining recognition," Narayan said. Separately, Preqin has partnered with BT to offer advisers ...

BNP Paribas in talks to buy AXA Investment Managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... record on sustainability. Thanks to the quality of its teams, AXA IM is today a leading player, notably in alternatives in Europe," AXA chief executive Thomas Buberl said. " By joining forces with BNP Paribas, AXA IM would become a global asset manager ...