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Principal Financial Group to rebrand investment unit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... and high-net-worth investors across more than 80 markets. Resources have been devoted to building new products and alternative investment options such as model portfolios and direct lending, respectively. Hires, to support growth initiatives like global ...

US state public pensions fragile: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... states and cities taking on more investment risk by shifting pension assets to private equity, hedge funds, and other alternative strategies." "One positive response to underperforming investments has been state and local pension plans reducing their ...

Mirae Asset grows Australian alternatives team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
Mirae Asset Global Investments (Mirae Asset) named James McGrath director of alternative investment to strengthen its venture capital capabilities. McGrath will work across Mirae Asset's alternatives investments portfolio which specialises in real estate ...

Retail the next frontier for private markets: Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... by the fact that a higher proportion of institutional investors are approaching their current target allocations to alternative assets and may be forced to revise their targets based on market conditions. Preqin chief executive Christoph Knaack said ...

Throw out financial services law clutter: ALRC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... Reform Commission's (ALRC) second interim report to reduce complexity in financial services legislation proposes an alternative model that's more coherent and principled, and "embraces minimalism." The ALRC's proposed legislative model would simplify ...

AXA IM Alts bolsters natural capital platform

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
The alternative investment manager has expanded its natural capital platform with the launch of a new $760 million strategy and appointments including Adam Gibbon, Edoardo Cavallo and Camila Alva Estabridis. The strategy builds on AXA IM Alt's existing ...

Equipsuper restructures investment team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
Equipsuper has made three senior hires after revisiting its investment strategies and team structure. Jessie Pettigrew joined Equip as head of responsible investments; she has more than 10 years of experience in sustainability and responsible investment. ...

Industry funding model discussion commences

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
... charging costs related to illegal unlicensed conduct to the most 'relevant' sub-sector is appropriate. It also provides alternative options for distributing costs to sub-sectors, examples of adjusting fee-for-service fees, and questions whether charging ...

Qualitas secures $440m for debt fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
The alternative real estate investment manager has secured a new capital commitment from a global institutional investor to underwrite its Construction Debt Fund II. The investment increases the size of the debt fund to approximately $1.2 billion of ...

IPS partners to launch equity market solution

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
Integrated Portfolio Solutions (IPS), Horizon Investment Solutions and Stropro have partnered to launch an alternative investment strategy for uncertain equity markets. The strategy is structured so that investors can lock in a yield of 8.05% per annum ...