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State Street to administer $1bn private equity fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
In a win for its local alternatives services business, State Street has been appointed as fund administrator for the Mercury Capital Fund twenty2. The fund, which recently raised $1 billion, is Mercury Capital's fourth private equity fund since inception. ...

MSC Trustees appointed by Alceon

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
... and it is appointments like these which demonstrate fund managers, emerging and established, are seeking a genuine alternative to the entrenched corporate trustee market duopoly," Fletcher said. Meanwhile, Alceon executive director and head of real estate ...

JPMAM bolsters APAC alternatives distribution

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
... private equity, private credit, and liquid alternatives in client portfolios. Leung joins with more than 15 years of alternative investments experience in leading asset and wealth management firms. Most recently, he was head of alternative investments ...

Future Fund appoints alternatives, credit heads

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
Future Fund has named Tammi Fisher as its head of alternatives and James Waldron as its head of credit. Fisher initially joined the sovereign wealth fund in February 2021 as director of private equity. She has had an extensive career in the investment ...

Consultation on faith-based products opens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
Treasury has commenced consultation on adjusting how the Your Future, Your Super performance test is applied to faith-based products, releasing draft legislation. Under the legislation, APRA would be allowed to consider the religious affiliation of ...

No investment case for alternative meat just yet: Nanuk

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
... share." King added that an area of particular interest for Nanuk is the companies that provide the ingredients for alternative meat products, like binders, nutrients and flavourings required to improve the taste and texture of the product. "More than ...

Pendal FUM drops $12bn

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
... statement said institutional outflows were primarily in fixed income ($1.3 billion), which included the closure of its Alternative Duration strategy during the quarter. The disappointing result caused Pendal stock to drop over 7% from Thursday ($4.08) ...

LGT Crestone hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
LGT Crestone has hired Amanda MacDonald as head of sustainability, joining from Perpetual Private. MacDonald reports to LGT Crestone Wealth Management's deputy chief investment officer Kevin Wan Lum. She is tasked with managing LGT Crestone's ...

Australian Ethical, Christian Super confirm merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... nearly four successful decades of pioneering values-based investing in Australia, we are pleased to have found an alternative for our members that is not only in their best interest but also champions a similar purpose-driven approach." In late 2021 ...

Uncertain times calls for portfolio dynamism: Insight

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... efficiency and a simplified re-think of retirement solutions can maximise certainty for investors." He added that alternative assets can help deliver this, however: "We also believe that you need exposure to a significant number of stocks, or bonds in ...