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Super funds overlook VC potential

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... benefits to their members. Preqin and the Australian Investment Council estimate the local venture capital and private equity have a combined market of $33 billion, delivering net annual returns of 12.49%. Two years ago, Financial Standard reported that ...

IFM bets on SaaS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
IFM Investors' new private equity growth fund has made its first transaction, taking a significant minority interest in Zuuse for around $50 million. Zuuse is a global provider of construction payment management Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions ...

Lion Global partners with local distributor

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... Singapore-based Lion Global Investors has appointed a newly-established local distribution firm to help expand its Asian private equity strategy. Strathnaver Capital, which was set up by Richard Borysiewicz 10 months ago, will assist the asset manager ...

AMP valued at $1.85 per share

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... large and complex businesses and divisions thereof, that may supplement or offer adjacencies to its core Credit, Private Equity and Real Estate grounds and which often includes making non-binding indicative proposals." "As publicly disclosed by AMP ...

CFS Investments chair to retire

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... have played a part in its many achievements during my tenure." CBA is in the process of offloading 55% of CFS to private equity firm KKR for an estimated $3.3 billion. "I look forward to watching as CBA and KKR deliver on their commitment to establish ...

Link rejects takeover offer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... by Pacific Equity Partners and Carlyle Group materially undervalues the business. The consortium, led by the two private equity firms was offering $5.20 per share via a scheme of arrangement. Link said, after receiving the proposal, it held a number ...

Hostplus invests in vegan meat, sustainability

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
Hostplus has ramped up its private equity investments with a commitment of over $1 billion across projects that tackle climate change including a meat alternative. The $48 billion industry fund's annual report outlined the investments in medical ...

Aware Super shakes up SRI option

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... criteria." The diversified SRI option will have exposure to all Aware's investment sectors including property and private equity initiatives. Aware Super also has a variety of property and infrastructure managers including Palisades, Darby and Lendlease. ...

Future Fund slashes fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... states it is "more willing to pay higher fees where significant value is added over broad market exposure (such as private equity) or for exposures which are truly diversifying (such as hedge funds)." However, the fund's latest profit and loss statement ...

Sunsuper cops rating downgrades

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... by its member base. "The largest component of active risk will stem from allocations to private markets such as private equity, infrastructure, and property. Sunsuper's long term horizon is supported by its relatively young member profile and strong ...