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QSuper bets on US recovery

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
QSuper, which will rebrand to Australian Retirement Trust upon its $230 billion merger with Sunsuper, has announced a series of investments in the US economic recovery. The fund said it has invested around $1 billion in US transport and industrial assets ...

PGIM Real Estate appoints ESG lead for APAC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
PGIM Real Estate has hired an ESG lead for the region from CBRE, effective immediately. Julie Townsend has been appointed to the role, based in London and also responsible for Europe. She reports directly to global head of ESG and head of Americas Asset ...

Link agrees to $3bn takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021
A North American software provider is set to acquire Link Group for $2.9 billion, ousting private equity firm Carlyle Group in the bidding process. Dye & Durham is willing to pay $5.50 for every Link share in exchange for acquiring 100% of the ASX-listed ...

Foreign investment in Australian commercial property hits record high

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... proposition given the available returns and the relative strength of the economy compared to some parts of Asia, North America and Europe." Major transactions this year involving foreign investors include the landmark $925 million sale of a 50% stake ...

De Ferrari returns to Credit Suisse

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
Francesco De Ferrari will return to his old hunting ground after finishing up at AMP in June. De Ferrari has signed on to become the chief executive of the Credit Suisse's wealth management division as of 1 January 2022. He also assumes the role of ...

Number one challenge for advice firms revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
... local survey was part of a global study of advice firms by Dimensional which covered more than 800 participants in North America, the UK, Europe and the Asia Pacific. The Australian sample looked at 100 firms, representing $24 billion in assets. Of the ...

BetaShares to launch more megatrend ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
The ETF provider will soon launch three new ETFs investing in electric vehicles, digital and mobile payments technology and e-sports. Looking to capture the growth of both these long-term megatrends and the increasing popularity of thematic ETFs, BetaShares ...

KKR appoints APAC growth equity lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
... join from Temasek, where he was managing director, joint head of global telecom, media & technology, joint head of North America, and a member of the investment and management committees. His new role will focus on investment opportunities in emerging ...

Pinnacle seeds Canadian boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
... Fund. In the deal, Pinnacle will provide distribution and infrastructure services as it cements its presence in North America. It will have a 32.5% stake while the founding executives will own the remaining 67.5%. The North American asset management ...

Director appointment, retirement at Raiz Invest

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
... senior executive and director, to the board. "The fact that EZCORP's operations had a significant presence in Latin America brings an added skill set at a time we are consolidating our Indonesian and Malaysia operations and are poised to enter the ...