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QIC promotes key private equity staff

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
QIC has beefed up its private equity team by promoting a swag of investment professionals as the $110 billion Queensland state-backed fund hunts for deals. The promotions include two new partners in the investor's London and San Francisco offices. ...

MLC Asset Management names director of institutional distribution

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... clients," he said. MLC, meanwhile, noted that Anderson's appointment coincided with its recently launched fourth private equity co-investment fund. The fund targets a portfolio of 20-30 global co-investments alongside private equity general partners ...

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

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... debt will be an extension of fixed income, real assets as an extension of listed property and infrastructure, and private equity as an extension of shares," Cadzow said. "We're seeing an increasing demand for education from advisers, in line with growing ...

CareSuper returns 8.54% for default members

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... decent results from Australian shares (11.37%), pointing to the nation's strong performance in infrastructure, private equity, and credit investments. CareSuper said a diversified portfolio is essential, as it observed "a lot of variation" between ...

Private capital fundraising remains in the doldrums: Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
... a low point, according to a report by Preqin. However, there is a silver lining as fundraising for APAC-focused private equity funds increased in the second quarter of 2024, climbing to $14.8 billion from $11.5 billion in the previous quarter. Asia-regional ...

MLC investment chief shares portfolio plans

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... firm's Australian equity portfolio as particularly attractive. Meanwhile, Farmer expressed a strong liking for private equity, citing control and the breadth of its investment universe. While private equity has lagged listed markets over the last year ...

Rest awards private equity mandate to TowerBrook Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
... million ($112.15 million) mandate to transatlantic investment manager TowerBrook Capital Partners, for its Delta private equity impact fund. The Delta fund will invest in mid-sized private companies that are expected to generate strong long-term returns ...

Brighter Super posts 9.07% returns for its default option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
... the Australian and international share markets were the dominant driver of overall fund returns, ably assisted by private equity and infrastructure. "We have had solid returns in our investment options over the past 18 months, particularly where there ...

QIC backs new venture capital initiative

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... VC firm Bee Partners, with funding from the QIC-managed Queensland Venture Capital Development Fund (QVCDF). QIC private equity senior associate Matiela Baker said the program will provide a pathway into the early-stage technology investment industry ...

Insignia Financial overhauls operating model, executive team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
... speculation that Insignia Financial has engaged Citi to field and review a potential merger or acquisition by a private equity firm. Following an article in the AFR, the ASX queried Insignia Financial over the news that saw its share price rise from ...