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AMP Capital infrastructure fund ESG leader

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... five-year period, according to the Mercer Investment Performance Survey," Cummings said. Cummings cited a recent report from Preqin which showed that more than 50% of global investors consider ESG as a key component when investing in infrastructure ...

Preqin buys solution platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
Preqin has acquired a cloud-based private equity monitoring solutions provider. Effective immediately, Preqin has taken a controlling stake in Baxon Solutions after forming a strategic partnership in January 2015. Baxon Solutions offers clients a tailored ...

Australia is the APAC hedge fund capital: Preqin

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... "leading centre for hedge funds" in the Asia-Pacific region, with $99 billion in assets under management, according to Preqin research. The new Preqin Insight: Alternative Assets in Australia report found that there are now 107 active Australia-based ...

Private capital industry growing at record speed

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... funds active in 2016, 23 were newly-established between January and August - the highest rate on record, according to a new Preqin report. The Preqin Insight: Alternative Assets in Australia report examines Australia's $180 billion alternative assets ...

Infrastructure debt funds reaching 2012 highs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... infrastructure debt fund market collectively raised US$11.6 billion in 2016, approaching the 2012 high of US$12 billion. A Preqin report on the sector said this suggested "debt is becoming a more significant part of the unlisted infrastructure fund industry," ...

Unlisted ag funds hit $22bn

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
The unlisted agriculture fund sector has hit $22 billion in assets under management, according to Preqin research. This makes agriculture now the second-biggest industry in the natural resources fund sector behind energy. This was largely driven by ...

Investors hard up for alternatives opportunities

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
Fund terms set by alternatives managers are turning away institutional investors, according to Preqin research. Preqin's survey of 490 institutional investors suggests that "at least" 80% of respondents had previously decided not to invest in an alternatives ...

Preqin research highlights surge in private capital sector

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... private capital industry reached $5.7 trillion in 2015, up from $5.3 trillion in 2014 and $3.8 trillion in 2010. According to Preqin research, private equity firms hold the majority ($3.8 trillion) of this amount, followed by private real estate (roughly ...

Real estate debt funds to exceed 2015 growth: Preqin

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... equity real estate debt funds grew by 25% and aggregate target capital grew by 41% in the year to July 2016, according to Preqin research. From 2013 to 2015, fund managers worldwide raised roughly $75 billion for these strategies. Over $19 billion was ...

Hedge funds battle identity crisis

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... up for the industry. Highlighting how polar attitudes towards the product type have become in recent years, researcher Preqin says 49% of public pension funds decreased hedge fund allocations in the past year while 47% increased exposure. Compounding ...