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VFMC hires State Super investments chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... monitoring the fund's investment arrangements," a VFMC spokesperson said. His previous roles include head of private markets at Future Fund, head of investment strategy and private markets at UniSuper, general manager of portfolio strategy and risk ...

Ares bids for AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... significant strategic value. "The board and management firmly believe in our existing strategy, including a repivot to private markets in AMP Capital and are confident that this will deliver long-term value for shareholders," Hazelton said. "However ...

Sunsuper cops rating downgrades

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... longer time frame afforded by its member base. "The largest component of active risk will stem from allocations to private markets such as private equity, infrastructure, and property. Sunsuper's long term horizon is supported by its relatively young ...

Hostplus awards mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
... decision to award its private equity mandate to Flexstone shows the Fund's genuine and ongoing interest in private markets to meet the investment and retirement income needs of its members." "We're very happy to partner with Hostplus in this ...

Super fund restructures, fixed income lead exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... currency and cash (FICC) teams. The newly formed public markets team will be led by Greg Barnes and mirrors the private markets business in many respects, a Sunsuper spokesperson said. For the past six years, Barnes been the manager of listed shares ...

AMP reviews business units

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... strategy - reinventing wealth management in Australia, growing its asset management franchise (including a repivot to private markets and refocusing public markets), and creating a simpler, leaner business," AMP said. "However, AMP periodically receives ...

Market rebound leaves behind active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... current difficulties," Walters said. Further analysis shows demand will shift away from listed active equity toward private markets and bonds. "As alpha proves more elusive in equity capital markets, and public markets provide fewer high-yield options ...

Asset managers still bearish, but less so

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... 50% of those initiated in the first half, bfinance said, with demand continuing so far in the third quarter. "Private markets strategies are a logical beneficiary of current conditions, given the historically outstanding results of post-crisis vintages ...

Partners Group hires from GSFM

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
The global private markets fund manager has hired multi-boutique GSFM's head of research and key accounts. Shaun Thomas joined Partners Group last week, as a client relationship manager. He reports to Partners Group's local head of retail Jonathan ...

UK pension fund to go net zero

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... classes or regions depending on how we believe they will perform in a low-carbon economy," NEST said. Investing in private markets continues to present opportunities to generate returns while still supporting companies and projects contributing to the ...