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Platinum funds merger to go ahead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... such as real estate, private equity and private credit," Platinum said. "The vast majority of closed ended vehicles investing in listed equities trade at large discounts to NTA, with a number of closed ended vehicles, in recent years, having been wound ...

Allegro sells Questas stake for $375m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... majority stake in Questas Group to Five V Capital for $375 million. Allegro acquired the majority stake in Questas in 2019, investing alongside its founder, Kede Carboni, in a partnership deal. Since then, Questas has grown to become Australia's largest ...

Members press super funds for sustainable investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... investment framework among super funds. Looking at its members' behaviour, Doyle said they are now more conscious about investing sustainably. As a matter of fact, she said, over 85% said they expect the super fund to do so. Rest members closer to ...

DWS fined $43m for greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... asset manager was making misleading public statements about its commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. In a statement to FS Sustainability at the time, DWS called the allegations "unfounded" and said it "firmly rejects" them. ...

Pella Global Generations Fund launches in NZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... through the PIE structure. We are proud to bring this offering to the New Zealand market, where demand for responsible investing continues to grow," she said. The Global Generations Fund has nearly $200 million in funds under management. The fund achieved ...

EQT closes flagship infra fund at $37bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... €21.3 billion in fee-generating assets under management and builds on EQT Value-Add Infrastructure's track record of investing in related fields, the firm said. The commitments were contributed by a slew of institutional investors, including pension ...

Brandes appoints new sales director for APAC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... said. "We look forward to continuing to deliver unparalleled, long-term value to our clients." Brandes applies a value investing approach to security selection, seeking to capitalise on market irrationality and short-term security mispricing by buying ...

Fink takes private markets to next level

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... the fund manager can upend the public-private market divide in the same way it has capitalised on active and passive investing. In his annual letter to investors, Fink said assets in the form of data centres, ports, power grids, and fast-growing private ...

HMC Capital to launch new private equity vehicle

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... proven our ability to deliver outsized and uncorrelated returns for investors by applying a private equity mindset to investing in listed equities," Di Pilla said. "We have reined the strategy and structure of Fund II to maximise potential returns for ...

Modern family offices want values aligned, pioneer companies

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... family business' "pioneering spirit" has been an enabler of its success and aims to apply this ambition to its impact investing endeavours. The 120-year-old family business with roots in the music industry now holds a diversified portfolio that spans ...