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Princeton endowment fund chief to retire

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
... Andrew Golden has announced his retirement after close to three decades in the top job, during which the university's endowment has grown tenfold. Since joining in 1995, Golden has contributed almost US$20 billion to fund nearly every aspect of the university's ...

Pacific Current Group buys stake in PE firm

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
Pacific Current Group (PAC) has acquired a minority investment in San Francisco-based private equity firm Cordillera Investment Partners (Cordillera). The $44.9 million deal will see PAC take on 16.4% of Cordillera's revenues, both management fees and ...

Frontier named asset advisor to university

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
... advisor. Following the appointment, Frontier will work on the strategy, structure, and monitoring of the university's endowment fund. The fund is used to finance research projects, prizes, and scholarships. After an extensive evaluation process, the ...

JANA awarded mandate by NFP

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
In a new mandate win, JANA will provide traditional advisory services, strategic advice and portfolio construction and risk assessment for Community Trust South. The New Zealand based philanthropic trust holds more than $270 million and has provided ...

BlackRock expands proxy voting to retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
BlackRock will allow individual investors in select mutual funds in the UK to engage in proxy voting via its technology platform Voting Choice. BlackRock chair and chief executive Larry Fink said it's clear investors don't want to sit on the ...

Netwealth FUA sits at $58bn

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022
... that its pipeline and win rate for new business remains strong across all market segments, including several "large endowment funds and trusts transitioning." In August, Netwealth announced that Michael Heine would be stepping back from day-to-day management ...

Apostle launches high yield credit fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
Apostle Funds Management has introduced an ethically screened high yield credit fund. The fund is accessible to wholesale investors and adds to Apostle's stable of ethical and impact strategies. In April, the fund manager launched the Apostle People ...

Pretium Partners lands down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2022
The US-based investment manager is bolstering its business development capabilities in Australia, opening an office and appointing a managing director. Craig Matthew has been appointed managing director for Australia and New Zealand for Pretium, heading ...

Mercer NZ names chief investment officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2022
Padraig Brown has been permanently appointed as Mercer New Zealand's chief investment officer, having acted in the role since May. The appointment also sees Brown promoted to partner. He's been with Mercer since 2011, initially in the Sydney office ...

Netwealth reports record inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... remains very strong across all key market segments including mid-market and small institutions with a number of large endowment funds and trusts transitioning." Netwealth added it remains in a strong financial position with a highly profitable and strong ...