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MA Financial establishes Singapore office

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
... market deals, such as the d'Albora marina fund launched last month. "Asian investors are typically underweight private markets and alternatives, and it's a structural reason why, rather than not being exposed to it," Martin said. "Also, Australia ...

Former Mason Stevens chief sells boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... Aqualand Group. It started out as a family office of the Lin family in 2018, investing in equities across public and private markets. Jin Lin is currently the group managing director of Aqualand. ALC chief executive Wayne Mo told Financial Standard that ...

Industry funds' illiquid assets scrutinised

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
... both listed equities and bonds, and a weak Australian dollar. This selloff did not impact the asset prices of private markets to the same degree and, as a result, it's likely that some of these unlisted allocations are slightly higher than fund targets ...

Family offices maintain a steady course: Goldman Sachs

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
... market equities has decreased from 31% to 28%. "This may be a function of continued family office interest in private markets," Goldman Sachs said. On average, the report revealed family offices are allocating 44% total across alternative assets compared ...

UniSuper spends $1bn on European mobile towers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... to invest in Vantage Towers. UniSuper joined the consortium through its relationship with KKR. UniSuper head of private markets Sandra Lee said the investment will complement the fund's extensive infrastructure portfolio, including Sydney, Adelaide ...

AustralianSuper hires investment lead in Europe

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... asset allocation tilts and tactical asset allocation of AustralianSuper's portfolio across both public and private markets. Astorri sits on the board of ISPT, the $20 billion property fund set up by Australia's largest pension funds. He began ...

Private markets boost Macquarie AM results

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
Private markets buoyed Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), but the green energy sector dragged its performance in the year to March 2023. MAM saw funds under management of $870.8 billion rise 10% year on year but failed to replicate this growth across ...

Wendy Norris quits Future Fund

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... private equity specialist Alicia Gregory joined the senior leadership team as deputy chief investment officer, private markets. Recently, the Future Fund also hired Carlyle dealmaker David Bluff as head of private equity and TCorp heavyweight Ben Griffiths ...

Infrastructure an asset class for all seasons: IFM

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
... While the current discrepancy between public and private valuations has led many investors to be over-allocated to private markets, it is clearly a temporary phenomenon, the report stated. "Once valuations adjust closer to their fundamental values, we ...

UK's Nest switches investment chief

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... approaches," she said. "From our market-leading approach to responsible investment, to expanding our exposure into private markets, Nest is at its best when we're pushing the envelope of how we can best serve our members." Nest is taking $9.2 billion ...