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Stafford Capital secures $220m First Super mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
... equity through a strong ESG lens had proven a successful investment theme for First Super. "This strategy's strong focus on active management of ESG risks sets it apart within the private equity asset class, delivering strong benefits beyond the significant ...

Unprecedented vulnerabilities in financial services: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024
KPMG specialists say disruptive technologies, particularly generative AI, and the imperative to automate, are exposing financial services executives to unprecedented vulnerabilities. In Australia, KPMG partner Matt O'Keefe noted that heightened customer ...

Telstra flags ditching venture capital arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
... current investments in Telstra Ventures' funds" in a bid to be consistent with its focus on capital discipline and active portfolio management. "The new brand reflects the independent strength and capabilities of the team and the trust that they ...

Nominations open for FS Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
... successful business owners, award winners, policy influencers, mentors, and educators. The Power50 ranges from those that are active within industry associations to those that boast a strong social media following, translating to improved financial literacy ...

Vision Super in hot water over coal investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
... exclusion policy after previously demonstrating climate leadership." To complicate matters, Vision Super is set to merge with Active Super in March 2025, with the latter found guilty of greenwashing earlier this month with its investment in Whitehaven ...

Long-term optimism for APAC despite short-term hurdles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
... reaching a five-year high of $34.8 billion. It said this positioned Japan to be nearly on par with China as one of the most active private equity markets in APAC. Meanwhile, for India, private capital "grew remarkably," doubling over the past five years. ...

Systematic investing in fixed income: Critical success factors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... According to the global manager, systematic strategies can be effective diversifiers to any fixed income portfolio because the active returns from security selection in systematic strategies are by design largely uncorrelated both with the benchmark ...

QIC beefs up energy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... "Institutional investors are primed to invest into energy transition opportunities but appreciate specialist know-how and active management play a central role in achieving appropriate risk-adjusted returns." Israel pointed out that Paul, Richard and ...

Greece taps BlackRock FMA to build sovereign wealth fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... funds established in Greece with the participation of the Hellenic Development Investment Bank, other private equity funds active in Greece, and credit institutions. As part of the launch, the government will consolidate its privatisation agency (HRADF) ...

Where does the world's largest active manager say to invest?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... doors to fresh investment opportunities. The Californian headquartered investment manager, that's exclusively focused on active equity and fixed income, and is privately owned by its staff, recently told its local clients and advisers that the future ...