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PM Capital LIC director resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... quarter, largely driven by its exposure to European domestic banking franchises, Macau gaming companies, alternative asset managers, and Alphabet. The Asian Opportunities Fund also performed well, benefitting particularly from investments in gaming in ...

Australia is the APAC hedge fund capital: Preqin

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... are the primary Australian hedge fund investors, representing 52% of hedge fund capital, followed by followed by asset managers (16%), then fund of hedge funds manager (9%), wealth managers (also 9%) and family offices (5%). The top five investors are ...

GSAM and Deutsche Bank back new PE firm

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... firm. Stage Capital, newly separated from the National Bank of Greece, will be backed by funds managed by the two asset managers along with "significant investment by members of the Stage Capital team," according to the company's statement. These investors ...

Super industry CEO joins IIRC board

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
... appointment was an honour. "As the CEO of ACSI, which represents 35 Australian and international superannuation funds and asset managers, I believe it's vital for businesses to consider wider value creation factors when developing their strategy," Davidson ...

Asset owners, managers not prepped for blockchain

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... blockchain will achieve the scale needed for adoption; however 43% admitted to not knowing enough about it, with 50% of asset managers agreeing that they also needed more education. "A majority of institutional investors are well aware that blockchain ...

Engage tech, engage clients: report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Asset managers need to prioritise their digital and social media presences as a means of improving client engagement. According to a report published by global research house Cerulli Associates, titled 'European Marketing and Sales Organisations 2016 ...

Cbus appoints new investment manager

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... manager, innovation and strategy. Alexandra West has been working as an independent advisor to superannuation funds, asset managers and asset consultants for nearly 10 years; prior to that, she was director strategy and new business development at Fidelity ...

New fund of funds taps Indian equity specialists

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
... first offering, the Jaipur India Growth Fund, is a fund of funds exposing investors to three of the five leading asset managers in India - Birla Sun Life Asset Management, SBI Funds Management and Unit Trust of India. Each constituent manager is an Indian ...

BNP appoints sales manager from J.P. Morgan

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... South Wales and Queensland. David Pember joins BNP from J.P. Morgan, where he was executive director, sales manager asset managers and insurance companies. Prior to that, he was a director of strategic alliances at Omgeo and an APAC sales manager at ...

Managed accounts to disrupt fund businesses to the tune of $60bn

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... Stanley went as far as saying that managed accounts will drive a disruptive revolution for Australian wealth and asset managers, much like the wrap platforms in the mid90s to mid2000s. For financial advisers, it's a win-win. As businesses, they can pick ...