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Fink takes private markets to next level

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025

... late 2024, it acquired private credit manager HPS Investment Partners for US$12 billion. Fink flagged that these private assets are due for indexation. "With clearer, more timely data, it becomes possible to index private markets just like we do now ...

'We're not going anywhere': SS&C serious about Aussie expansion

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025

... said. "We understand the assets that different funds are going to use and there's been a pretty big shift into private assets, which also creates a lot of differences for administrators, portfolio managers and investors. "You're not going to ...

Apex on local hiring spree

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025

... it's difficult to hire someone who has say, worked in a long-only fund from an accounting perspective, compared to private assets style fund administration," he said. Aside from the decumulation phase of the superannuation system, a key theme is ...

ASIC turns up the heat on private markets

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025

... and adverse selection risks are on ASIC's radar. ASIC is also examining superannuation funds' role in the private assets sector. APRA statistics show that superannuation funds allocate between 0% and 38% of their total assets - comprising a mix ...

Superannuation powerbrokers bound for US investment summit

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025

... outperformed Australian stocks, lifting members' investment returns, while funds also have "substantial holdings" in US private assets, including critical infrastructure. "Australia's superannuation pool of capital is growing at such a trajectory that ...

Super failures, greenwashing: ASIC's key issues in 2025

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025

... play a role in generating wealth. Through superannuation investments, many Australians have indirect exposure to private assets. Private markets operate differently than public markets and are inherently less transparent." In turn, ASIC said it would ...

One in five pension funds face liquidity risks

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025

Nearly one in five pension funds face liquidity risks particularly as they increase allocations to private assets, a new survey shows. The study of pension funds from the UK, US, Netherlands, Canada, and the Nordics by Ortec Finance reveals many are ...

Schroders shutters local private debt arm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024

... increasingly competitive space. As we look to focus our business and build scale globally, we believe the efforts of our private assets team are better directed towards other areas." "Our ambitions in private markets remain strong and we continue to ...

Australian Retirement Trust primed for growth: Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024

... investments' leadership team and especially the heads of the private and real assets." "The global real assets and private assets (equity and debt) books are sizable with commensurate risks and management needs in terms of liquidity, valuation, and execution ...

Super funds 'playing to their strengths' in private markets

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024

Super funds are proving a good case study for investing in private assets, according to Morningstar's 2025 outlook. "Australia's super funds have successfully pioneered investment in asset classes such as unlisted infrastructure and property for decades ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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