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Principal appoints insto sales director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... - in particular, real estate (across the four quadrants of private/public debt and equity), global fixed income, alternatives and global equities." "I am really excited about the opportunity of working with a world-class, global investment firm to support ...

Pinnacle partners with former Blue Sky executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... boutique set up by former Blue Sky executives, after it withdrew its bid to take over management of the Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund last year. Pinnacle has partnered with Brisbane-based Riparian Capital Partners which invests in agriculture, water ...

BlackRock names new Australasia head

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... Geraldine Buckingham, BlackRock chair and head of Asia Pacific. His early years at BlackRock involved leading the alternatives distribution business in Sydney, before moving to Hong Kong to lead distribution efforts throughout Asia Pacific. Prior to ...

Industry fund chair joins QIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... the Wayside Chapel in Sydney. Commenting on his new role, Martin said: "I've long admired QIC as a leader in the alternatives space and as one of Australia's largest institutional investment managers." "I'm delighted to join such a high-quality business ...

Emerging markets for the win: ABDO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... positive absolute return over any 12-month period, by investing in equities, bonds, currency exposures and occasionally, alternatives. It's absolute return strategy (in pounds) has met this objective 93% of the times in its 18-year-long history. Campbell ...

QIC acquires European airport stake

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... Dutch pension giant to acquire 36% of a European airport. The APG-QIC consortium transaction sees the Brisbane-based alternatives manager and the Dutch pension fund investor take a 16.8% interest in the Brussels airport. The consortium also consists ...

Janus Henderson operations head departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... investment capabilities: fixed interest, Kapstream (also fixed interest), global natural resources and diversified alternatives. On top of this are four global funds: emerging markets, equity income, equity and global fixed interest.

BlackRock launches Australian bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... income passive solutions. We believe investors can future-proof portfolios by considering sustainable investment alternatives," he said. BlackRock Australasia head and managing director Dominik Rohe said: "Our goal is to be at the forefront of sustainable ...

Why this HNW adviser avoids hedge funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
A prominent high-net-worth financial adviser is aiming to have 7-10% of his clients' portfolios in alternatives as the markets mature but he's eschewing hedge funds and picking private assets instead. Charlie Viola is a partner at Pitcher Partners where ...

Infrastructure fund plans SMSF raise

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... infrastructure assets like airports and toll roads is planning to raise $50 million in March. Former Telstra Super head of alternatives Nicole Connolly's Infrastructure Partners Investment Fund clubs together money from smaller investors (minimum ...