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AMP defies super fund herd with Bitcoin bet

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
... program - which is designed to provide diversification and upside to members by investing in tradeable assets, including equity and bond futures, VIX futures, currencies, and traditional commodities like gold, copper, and oil - was done "following testing ...

Betashares terminates nine funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
... Future of Payments ETF (IPAY), Future of Food ETF (IEAT), Solar ETF (TANN), Metaverse ETF (MTAV), Betashares Martin Currie Equity Income Fund (managed fund) (EINC), and Betashares Martin Currie Real Income Fund (managed fund) (RINC). Investors in the ...

Australia home to 43 billionaires: UBS

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
... sector and financial services sectors at 16% each. "Just as a few big US tech stocks account for a larger amount of global equity market capitalisation than they did 10 years ago, so too has billionaire wealth become moderately more concentrated," UBS ...

Bain Capital bids for Insignia Financial

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
Insignia Financial has confirmed it received a takeover bid from US private equity firm Bain Capital following months of speculation. Insignia confirmed to the ASX that Bain Capital lobbed a confidential, preliminary, non-binding, and indicative proposal ...

Ares launches private markets fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... management investment vehicle that's distributed through Ares' Wealth Management Solutions (AWMS) platform. AWMS is a private equity investment solution, anchored in secondary investments, with an aim to "deliver attractive long-term capital appreciation ...

FX expert jumps from Insight to HSBC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... funds, most recently with Insight Investments. In this role, Ereira worked with clients on several tailored currency and equity risk management solutions. He supported Insight Investments' multi-asset and fixed-income capabilities with investors ...

GQG raises $145m for private markets fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... capabilities is an important step in diversifying its sources of revenue and bringing additional talent into the business. The equity raise follows GQG having acquired stakes in three boutiques in May; Proterra Investment Partners, Cordillera Investment ...

Eyes on gaming, Chinese tech in 2025: Orbis

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... subscription model is much more lucrative in comparison. Subsequently, Orbis Investment has also opened its door to the Chinese equity market, namely Chinese technology companies which have been enjoying fruitful returns and massive discounts despite ...

JANA consultant heads to Qatar

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... (GRSIA) - the pension fund for Qatari citizens. The GRSIA has hired Letchumanan as an associate director within the private equity and infrastructure team. The JANA operative joins a growing band of investment professionals relocating to the Gulf States. ...

Funds are 'getting back to basics', says report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... nearly 60% of respondents aiming to increase allocations, while over 40% plan to shift towards private credit or private equity in the next year or two. A quarter of surveyed funds, meanwhile, plan to reduce cash holdings, which the report said reflects ...