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Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... some qualms around the fiscal position, McMahon says some clients have been pursuing diversification away from US bond and equity benchmarks. "We're also a bit more bullish on Japan and maybe Europe than the US, but they are marginal tilts rather ...

PE firm sells CyberCX to Accenture

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
Accenture will acquire trans-Tasman cyber security firm CyberCX from private equity firm BGH Capital. Founded in Melbourne in 2019, CyberCX has about 1400 employees and provides consulting, transformation and managed security services, as well as offensive ...

WAM eyes Platinum LIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... Wilson. More broadly, Platinum Asset Management's board has unanimously recommended merging with L1 Capital. Morningstar equity analyst Shaun Ler said the combined entity will have greater asset class and client diversity, facilitating cross-selling ...

Iress adds AI chief to drive innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... appointment follows Iress recently making the role of deputy chief executive redundant amid takeover talks with private equity firms Blackstone and Thoma Bravo.

Funds SA finalises investment team overhaul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... has been named deputy chief investment officer. Sinclair replaces Matthew Kempton who left in April and is now head of equity strategies at Cbus. "You tend to get dragged all over the place as an investment chief and you need someone with you. Cameron ...

High-risk super options pay off: Morningstar

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... The report found that Aggressive and Growth peer group averages led the way, returning 5.78% and 4.68% respectively, as equity markets rebounded sharply. The Balanced and Flexible peer group averages also posted solid gains, while Moderate and Conservative ...

LGT Crestone taps alternatives and ESG expert

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... affluent families and individuals." While at Escala, Kennelly managed a portfolio of alternative strategies across private equity, private credit, infrastructure, hedge funds, and venture capital. He also led the ESG integration across the investment ...

Cbus appoints head of strategy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... fund's private market initiatives. In May, Cbus had made another plum appointment in Matt Kempton who joined as head of equity strategies after a stellar seven-year stint at Funds SA as deputy chief investment officer.

Norway sovereign wealth fund divests 11 Israeli companies, cuts mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025
... managers in Israel. As a result, the fund's investments in Israel will now be limited to companies that are in the equity benchmark index. However, we will not be invested in all Israeli companies in the index," NBIM said. "We have spent the recent ...

Cbus, MLC, AMP Super pump more into Atmos Renewables

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025
... in March 2021 and will maintain decision-making control of Atmos. However, through the capital raise, Cbus has taken an equity stake in the renewables platform. Atmos has 18 renewable assets, with a combined capacity of 1.5 gigawatts (GW) - enough to ...