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Family office invests in absolute return fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
A Singapore-based family office is investing $34 million in an absolute return fund run by a fintech that offers a crowdfunding loan platform for small to medium enterprises. CoAssets is headquartered in Singapore and listed on the ASX (CA8) with a ...

Boutique appoints distribution lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... Devlin will develop key relationships in the Australian private wealth market, acting as Warrakiri's head of family office and independent financial advisers (IFAs). In his most recent role, Devlin was Franklin Templeton's head of IFAs and family ...

Philanthropic forces shift asset allocation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
Forces within Australia's philanthropy sector are shifting the distribution of more than $1 billion in annual grants and funding to non-traditional sectors. Speaking at the Philanthropy Australia National Conference yesterday, JBWere Philanthropic Services ...

Swiss asset manager eyes Aussie instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
A Swiss asset manager is offering two new sustainable infrastructure strategies with a combined capacity of about $1.7 billion to Australian institutional investors as it builds out its APAC presence. SUSI Partners currently has about $1.4 billion in ...

Alternative investment manager partners with VC firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
An ASX-listed alternative investment manager has entered into non-binding term sheet with New York-based early stage venture capital firm Scout Ventures for a stake in a proposed US$50 million fund. Auctus Alternative Investments will acquire up to ...

Nikko AM wins Aussie equities mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
Nikko Asset Management has won an Australian equities mandate worth NZ$850 million ($766m). ANZ New Zealand Investments awarded the mandate to the Sydney-based Nikko Australian equities team, headed by Brad Potter. Nikko AM will use an Australian equity ...

Perpetual wins RE mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... located with diversity of crop type, climate, water source and end market. Whitmore is also chief executive of single-family office Costa Asset Management, which owns 50% of goFARM.

ARCO takes a net short on Australian financials

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
... Citigroup managing director Peter Whiting, right before the GFC. It has attracted investment from Melbourne-based family office Burnham Capital. Burnham acquired a minority stake in ARCO in 2017, providing some additional working capital and governance ...

Diversity underscores wealth manager success

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
The wealth management industry's ability to realise its full potential and social purpose will be underpinned by a diverse workforce and conscious capitalism, according to Pendal chief executive Richard Brandweiner. Brandweiner said the volume of ...

Family offices maintain equity allocations: Study

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... position sizes. At the same time, equity allocations remain unchanged. These are the key takeaways from the most recent Family Office Exchange global investment survey, which interviewed 109 family offices with an average asset base of US$543 million ...