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HNWs to embrace alternatives in 2019: Fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
A boutique investment firm plans to allocate much of the $175 million it raised in 2018 to alternatives, anticipating family offices and private wealth advisers will increasingly do the same. Spire Capital raised $175 million in aggregate for three ...

Myer Family Investments hires portfolio manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
Myer Family Investments has hired a portfolio manager from Janus Henderson Investors. Nick Sladen joined the family office in December as a portfolio manager for equities, Myer FI confirmed. He has almost two decades of financial services experience ...

International equities rule Aussie ETFs: Vanguard

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
International equities dominated exchange-traded fund cash flows in 2018, according to Vanguard. Citing latest ASX figures, Vanguard said cash flows into international equities ETFs dominated in 2018, with more than $3.1 billion flowing into international ...

Sahota's fund makes first close

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
Bob Sahota's private debt fund has made its first close, attracting an investor base of superannuation funds, family offices and other sophisticated investors. The Revolution Private Debt Fund I announced a first close on Wednesday. A second close is ...

CRO departs corporate super fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
The chief risk officer at Australia's largest corporate superannuation fund will link with Equity Trustees in the New Year. Owen Brailsford will join Equity Trustees in February 2019 as the firm's chief risk officer. He is leaving his post at ...

Equity Trustees adds former family office leader to board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
A former Mutual Trust chief executive is set to join the board of Equity Trustees. Tim Hammon has been appointed as a non-executive director of Equity Trustees, adding 10 years of leadership experience at one of Australia's prominent multi-family offices ...

Warakirri launches new fund for HNWIs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
The $2 billion Melbourne boutique is looking to raise at least $100 million for a new agricultural fund targeted at high-net-worth individuals, family offices and not-for-profit organisations. Warakirri Asset Management's new diversified agricultural ...

Swiss manager invests in Queensland solar

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
A Swiss asset manager has invested $50 million in a Queensland-based solar energy plant, as it makes it first foray into Australian renewable assets. SUSI Partners is an asset manager based in Zurich that invests exclusively in renewable energy infrastructure ...

Morningstar IM appoints regional chief investment officer

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... and a focus on integrity," Needham said. In his most recent role, Watcher was chief investment officer for Aussie family office Cambooya Pty Limited for three years. Prior to this he was a portfolio manager for Qantas Super. Andrew Lil, who is moving ...

Platypus distribution director departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... Fidante as the former reviews its distribution options. Mark Hearne was responsible for Platypus' institutional, family office and private wealth sales for two-and-a-half years. At Fidante Partners he will be a national key account manager. "Platypus ...