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Pacific Current Group buys into fund manager

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
... strive for excellence in all we do." With PAC'S support, she said, Avante will further expand its client base, fundraising and distribution network and enhance its competitive market position. "We are confident the future of Avante is very bright ...

Rest awards mandate to specialist fund manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
... for its 1.9 million members. The $75 billion industry fund's investment coincides with Octopus closing its second fundraising round for the Octopus Australia Sustainable Investments Fund (OASIS), which offers local and international institutional investors ...

Treasury names new ASIC commissioners

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... O'Rourke will take up their new roles this year. O'Rourke previously worked at ASIC from 2003 to 2017, leading work on fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and regulatory policy. During her time in Treasury, O'Rourke held leadership ...

Regal chases Pacific Current Group, GQG plans bid

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
... executive and managing director Brendan O'Connor said. "A transaction would combine the scale, operational expertise, and fundraising networks of Regal with Pacific Current's highly attractive and globally diverse portfolio of 'GP stakes' in leading ...

FICAP 2023: Countdown is on

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... the night means so much to them," she said. "They're excited because they haven't been able to hold as many fundraising events in the past few years due to the pandemic. This is a really important night to provide exposure for them to a new community ...

PE success all about fund selection: Rest

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
... capital just continuing as the main drivers of this growth," she said. However, Lai said there is an expectation that fundraising will slow down. "We could first see a little bit more participation from the private wealth segment of investors to slightly ...

Does ESG have a fiduciary issue?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... advantage?'," Soojin Kim, head of ESG research at Preqin, said. Despite Europe's and North America's dominance in ESG fundraising and impact investing respectively, the term has been a point of contention with BlackRock chief executive Larry ...

Federated Hermes secures $486m for private equity fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
Federated Hermes has closed its fifth private equity co-investment fund (PEC V), exceeding its initial fundraising target by a substantial margin. The fund, which was launched in December 2021 with a target of $400 million, closed last month with a ...

Asset managers ride the storm: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... challenge. "Alternative funds will compete fiercely for assets, and this competition could have a long-lasting effect on fundraising," the report said. "When combined with only 19% of respondents also acknowledging competition from other long-only managers ...

FICAP Rockstar back in July

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... the last couple of years. It's not just FICAP that wasn't able to hold events so it's important from a fundraising perspective," she explained. "For us to be back with Rockstar and be able to introduce this year's charity partners to ...