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Harvard endowment delivers 9.6% return, hits $53.2bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... has had a positive and compounding impact on the university's endowment returns, he said. It also created room for the second major portfolio shift, an increase in private equities. Finally, the size of the hedge fund portfolio was increased to reduce ...

Australian Ethical FUM nears $13bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... transition to the GROW Inc superannuation administration platform from Mercer is set to complete in November, with the second tranche of members transitioning from Link to GROW Inc by the end of the financial years," he added. It has also lowered investment ...

ASIC makes key appointments to executive team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has made two appointments to its senior executive leadership team. Following an international search, ASIC chair Joe Longo announced the appointment of Peter Soros as executive director regulation ...

AustralianSuper pumps $2.2bn into US data centre

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... (Vantage EMEA). The $2.2 billion allocated to DataBank will be used to expand DataBank's footprint. It marks the super fund's second investment alongside existing DataBank investor, DigitalBridge. The investment forms part of a nearly $3 billion equity ...

Insignia Financial to trial four-day work week

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
... when workers across the sector are rightly scared about the impact of AI on their jobs, we are pleased to have secured a second major agreement that provides real involvement for workers on issues that affect them. "Workers will not only benefit from ...

Coller Capital opens PE secondaries fund to Aussie investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
Coller Capital has launched the Coller Private Equity Secondaries Fund to Australian private wealth investors. The firm said it is its first dedicated evergreen fund in Australia. The launch also follows an evergreen offering in private infrastructure ...

Australian investment market moves onward and upward

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... largest fund managers. The research also showed strong performance in retail super, with FUM rising 9.9%, making it the second fastest-growing segment after MySuper. Not for profit (NFP) funds' FUM increased by 9.1%, while small funds, predominantly ...

Hamilton Lane debuts private markets infra fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
Hamilton Lane is introducing an evergreen private markets infrastructure fund to local qualified investors. The Hamilton Lane Global Private Infrastructure Fund is a total return strategy, targeting capital appreciation and income, and gives qualified ...

FAAA announces 2024 awards finalists

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... finalists for this year's awards as it recognises members who exhibit the highest standards and professionalism. This is the second year the awards take place following the merger of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial ...

Managed account FUM passes $200bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... almost $15 billion. Potter acknowledges the strong inflows have contributed to the "steady investment performance" in the second half of 2024. Across the sector, separately managed accounts (SMA) continue to command the bulk of FUM at $129 billion, while ...