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Private equity firm closes $558m mining fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
... Mining Fund at $558 million. The firm says family offices, public and private pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and endowments represented by institutional investors have made third party commitments to the fund. It is now eyeing local opportunities ...

Australian asset owners support first stewardship code

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... assess the focus that asset owners have on good stewardship. It is open to all asset owners including super funds, endowments and sovereign wealth funds, not just ACSI members. ACSI highlighted stewardship codes exist in many global markets including ...

ABDO unveils top investment strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... clients' money. Taking Pyrford's Global Absolute Return Strategy as an example, clients that invest in this fund are endowments, charities, pension plans and retirees that all have the same goals, Angwin said. This is to preserve capital and deliver ...

SSGA appoints head of Asia-Pacific

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... managed fund sales, Amy Johnston, relocating to Boston to lead a sales team across the Americas servicing corporates, endowments and foundations. The appointment came after her five-year stint at SSGA in Australia where she led the asset manager's foray ...

SSGA sales head lands top job, successor named

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... senior role. Starting in the new year, Amy Johnston will lead a sales team across the Americas servicing corporates, endowments and foundations. The appointment comes after her five-year stint at SSGA in Australia where she led the asset manager's foray ...

Wills should be reviewed, not refuted: EQT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... who their nominated executor is; binding death benefit nomination for superannuation; arrangements around specific endowments; and capital gains tax and ensuring any consequences are sufficiently managed. Just last week a judge in the Queensland Supreme ...

Aussie hedge fund seeking $300m for retail IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... private wealth market; as above, it manages $1.1 billion for about 250 high-net-worth individuals, family offices and endowments. With the launch of VG1, which expected to list on the ASX with a net asset value per share equalling the $2 issue price ...

Macquarie leads alternatives pack

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... One-third of alternative assets were held in pension funds, followed by wealth managers (15%), sovereign wealth funds (5%), endowments and foundations (2%), banks (2%) and funds of funds (2%), the report noted. Closer to home, Macquarie Group's direct ...

Philanthropy report offers valuable insights for NFPs: Perpetual

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... structured giving as part of their financial and estate planning." As trustee for about 1000 charitable trusts and endowments, Perpetual manages $2.6 billion in charitable funds (as at 31 December 2016). Each year Perpetual distributes more than $80 ...

NZ Super Fund CEO joins PPI board

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... capable leadership," PPI president Lionel C Johnson said. PPI represents global pension and sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations and asset managers. The organisation also recently appointed the chief investment officer of Michigan's Municipal ...