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Global X recruits key executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... "These strategic appointments reflect our ongoing investment in leadership and our commitment to strengthening the infrastructure that underpins every part of our business," said Global X chief executive Alex Zaika. "As we enter our next phase of growth ...

Aware Super appoints UK private equity lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
Aware Super has bolstered its London team with the appointment of three executives to manage its infrastructure, private equity and property portfolios in Europe and the US. Importantly, the $190 billion superannuation fund has recruited Frank Bulman ...

The top-performing (and worst) asset classes of the past year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... valuations, returned -6% - last year's poorest performing asset class. Other defensive assets like global listed infrastructure and hedge funds yielded returns of 13% and 9%, respectively.

Australian private capital sector totals $139bn: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... billion in AUM, seeing an increase in both dry powder and unrealised value in the same period. Real estate and infrastructure AUM were, however, negatively impacted by macroeconomic conditions, decreasing by 5.2% and 7.9%, respectively.

Franklin Templeton brings Lexington Partners PE fund down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... flexibility to invest in private assets across asset types, including buyout, growth, venture, credit, mezzanine, infrastructure, energy and other real assets. FLEX-I has over US$875 million ($1.4bn) in assets under management (AUM) from a diversified ...

MA Financial partners to invest $2.6bn in middle market loans

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... loans to middle market companies by leveraging the loan origination capabilities of Monroe Capital's direct lending infrastructure, SMBC's private credit and sponsor finance platform and MA Financial's expertise in specialty credit and co-lending. With ...

Channel Capital launches Apollo asset-backed credit trust in Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... finance encompasses a broad set of credit types, which includes residential mortgages, credit cards, student loans, infrastructure royalties, and more. According to data from SIFMA, JP Morgan, Apollo and the Financial Stability Board, asset-backed finance ...

Future Fund muscles past annual target return, lags in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... billion in alternatives, $33 billion in private equity, $26 billion in Australian equities, and $25 billion in infrastructure and timberland, and $22 billion in credit. Future Fund chief investment officer Ben Samild said that over the past year, there ...

New ACCC chief named

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... Infocentre. She has since held a range of senior roles in the agency, including executive general manager of the ACCC Infrastructure Division between 2020 and 2024 with oversight of the ACCC's work across telecommunications, rail, ports, airports, electricity ...

Frontier Advisors lands major mandate from asset management giant

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... guidance. The asset consultant noted its "pivotal role" in advising superannuation funds to invest in property and infrastructure early on, which it said has contributed to the strong returns of industry funds over the many decades since. "This expertise ...