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Future Fund exposed to dangerous Chinese investments: Opposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
The Future Fund holds stakes in over 50 Chinese companies with links to human rights abuses and national security threats, associated with the People's Liberation Army, involved in the oppression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, and invested in sanctioned ...

Hollywood strike plays havoc with film fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
... such as governments, family offices, and high-net-worths. However, it's been lights out since the Writers Guild of America (WGA) members called for better compensation, job security, staffing and protection against artificial intelligence job interference. ...

American Century unveils new global strategy

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
The American Century Global Sustainable Value Equity strategy will target 'diamonds in the rough' that are well positioned to benefit from a transition to more sustainable business practices. The strategy, managed by global value equity chief investment ...

Regal Partners buys stake in Taurus Funds Management

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... however, retains satellite offices in the UK, Europe, and the Cayman Islands, servicing institutional investors in North America. Taurus has a track record of investing within the resources sector and its primary investment strategies seek to provide ...

Alternatives to top $33tn by 2028

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... is 14%, revised down from 19%, Preqin said. This is on the back of worse-than-expected growth in funds targeting North America in comparison to the 2022 report forecast. However, the region is still expected to exhibit the highest growth rate worldwide ...

AustralianSuper merges real assets functions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... acting head of American real assets while the fund determines the property component of the real assets strategy in North America. Additionally, AustralianSuper will now look to recruit a head of real assets for Australia. Meantime, Monica Ryu has been ...

Private credit boom sweeps Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
... returns. This drastically changed with the rapid growth in credit issued between 2020 and mid-2022. While Europe and North America have long been the domain of private credit investors, Asia Pacific accounts for just 6% of the global market, Preqin head ...

Global insurers eye private markets, clean energy: BlackRock

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... sentiment is most pronounced among North American insurers at 74%, followed by those in EMEA (62%), APAC (57%), and Latin America (56%). Interestingly, market volatility is the main barrier to sustainable investments, cited by 54% of insurers. More broadly ...

AIA welcomes new group partnerships lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
... president, client management since 2016. Other previous roles include director, business development at Reinsurance Group of America and several senior roles within CommInsure, including overseeing corporate fund partnerships and business development ...

US regulator fines DWS US$25m for greenwashing, AML offences

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
DWS Investment Management's American operations will pay the US Securities and Exchange Commission US$25 million to settle charges stemming from greenwashing claims and failures to develop an anti-money laundering (AML) program for mutual funds it advised. ...