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NRMA chair links with asset manager

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
The chairman of NRMA has been appointed to the board of a $25 billion international equities manager. Platinum Asset Management is welcoming Tim Trumper to its board, with the NRMA chairman set to begin his tenure as a non-executive director at Platinum ...

Pension fund becomes green lender

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... categories are renewable energy (both wind and solar); sustainable water and wastewater management; and green buildings (LEED Platinum certified). CPPIB will seek second opinions on the qualification of debt for green bond status from the Centre for ...

PM Capital appoints portfolio manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... over two decades of experience at a top asset manager is joining PM Capital's investment team. Doug Huey joins from Platinum Asset Management, where he was an investment analyst for more than 21 years covering Asia and the technology sector. At PM ...

Watermark LIC chair resigns to launch new business

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... Abernethy was previously head of equities at NRMA Investments and an executive director at Poynton Corporate. Former Platinum Asset Management chief operating officer Philip Howard has been serving as WGF's interim chair since December and will now take ...

Alphinity appoints client portfolio manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... joins Alphinity from Winton Capital, where he was a director. Before that, he was an investment specialist manager at Platinum Asset Management, an investment consultant with Watson Wyatt, a McKinsey consultant and a UK equity fund manager at Schroders. ...

Kerr Neilson steps down as Platinum chief

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
Platinum co-founder and chief executive Kerr Neilson will hand over the reins to his successor on July 1. Neilson will remain a member of the Platinum investment team and an executive director on the board. In a letter to Platinum shareholders, Neilson ...

Avenir recruits Platinum analyst

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... Fidante-aligned global equities boutique Avenir Capital appointed a new investment director. Curtis Cifuentes joins Avenir from Platinum Asset Management where he was an investment analyst specialising in Japanese equities and the technology sector ...

Platinum expands North American footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
Platinum Asset Management appointed a new distributor to help expand its global equity capabilities to the US and Canadian institutional market. AccessAlpha Worldwide, an adviser and placement agent for institutional asset managers and investors, was ...

Australian investment firm opens London office

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
... office in London. Antipodes Partners, which first launched in 2015 through former deputy chief investment officer of Platinum Asset Management Jacob Mitchell, opened the new office last month. It will be run by senior investment analyst Chris Connolly ...

Macquarie leads alternatives pack

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... infrastructure funds (US$96.2b) topped the list of Australian managers in terms of AUM, followed by IFM Investors (US$24.9b), Platinum Asset Management (US$18b) and AMP Capital (US $16.1b). Australian commercial real estate has been a reasonably strong ...