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Barings prepares new strategies for local institutional investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... strategies will solidify its status as a "top-tier debt provider" in the APAC region and augment the scale of investments per deal. Despite having been active in the private debt sector within APAC for over a decade, Barings previously refrained from ...

Qantas Super takes merger plans to new heights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... today and has been in the past." "For example, the following factors have been important considerations; larger super funds deal with thousands of employer groups and we only deal with one, COVID-19 dramatically changed the demographics of Qantas Super's ...

Former Schroders executive enters VC space

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
Industry veteran Graeme Mather has joined Antler, the early-stage venture capital investor, as a global partner. In his new role, he will help the venture capitalist deepen ties with large asset managers in the Asia Pacific and look at boosting super ...

Macro environment trumps inflation for asset owners: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... return that outstrips inflation." "Inflation is no longer the primary concern of these funds. They are now focused on how to deal with a macroeconomic environment that is stuck in a higher-for-longer interest rate cycle," he said. Over 60% of respondents ...

Commercial property likely to recover in 2024: Insights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... "Part of the uncertainty has been a disconnect between formal valuation metrics and market sentiment. However, with more deal evidence now coming through and formal valuations likely to be adjusted further... we expect the gap between sentiment and formal ...

Allianz Retire+ adds 'industry first' feature to AGILE

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... being in response to government calls for more flexible retirement solutions. Earlier this year, Allianz Retire+ inked a deal with Link Group to offer AGILE to all its super fund clients, making it available on Link's Pathfinder platform. More recently ...

Future Group acquires Verve Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... now acquired 100% of women-focused fund Verve Super. Verve Super is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Future Super, under a deal finalised this month. Having long struggled to offer a competitive fee structure, Future Super confirmed the move is aimed ...

Aware Super commits $10bn investment from new London base

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
At the Global Investment Summit today, Aware Super announced that it will invest a further $10 billion in the UK and Europe, managed through its newly opened London office. The $160 billion super fund, which currently has $17 billion invested in the ...

LGT Crestone offers exclusive access to the Princely family fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
Clients of LGT Crestone can now access the Princely family fund, known as the 'Princely Strategy', developed by its parent entity two decades ago. The Global Investible Markets (GIM) fund, which is worth US$18.6 billion, is only accessible to LGT Crestone ...

Mercer fined $12m over advice failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
Mercer Financial Advice will pay $12 million after the Federal Court found it failed to meet some disclosure obligations and charged almost $5 million in fees to clients when it was not entitled to do so. Mercer admitted that, between July 2016 and ...