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Hamilton Lane debunks private market myths

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... bad hangover from 2022's party-crashing histrionics. Throughout 2022 and early 2023, it was broadly decided that private equity couldn't be flat let alone up when the public markets were down 20%," the report said. Hamilton Lane indicated that private ...

Pendal shutters costly equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
Pendal is terminating one of its funds, saying that it was too expensive to operate, 11 years on from its launch. The Pendal Geared Imputation Fund will cease to exist on March 26, the fund manager told investors, as its "small size means that it has ...

Female fund managers boast 1.2% alpha

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
... December 2023. On an annual basis, this came out to be 1.2% per annum. "This is higher than the wider group of Australian equity managers with Above Average or High ratings for the People Pillar over the same period and showcases strength through diversity," ...

Simple strategies to overcome gender super gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... than men when performing the exact same roles, she said. "They still retire with far less superannuation than men. Pay equity will afford women the same financial security as men and give them the same ability to weather tougher economic conditions." ...

GQG reports US$10.5bn increase in FUM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... increase in funds under management (FUM) from January 31 to February 29. The boutique fund manager's international equity strategy, its largest, moved from US$49.2 billion to $52.9 billion. Its emerging markets equity strategy FUM grew from US$35.1 ...

ASX settles $1.05m fine for transparency failures

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... on its trading system. However, due to a system misconfiguration, it didn't provide required information for select equity market products. The missing pre-trade data is crucial for price formation, aids liquidity, and enables investors to assess ...

Iress share price jumps on takeover rumours

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
Iress saw its share price skyrocket 15% as speculation swirled that a global private equity firm is keen on a buyout. An article in the AFR claiming US private equity investor Thoma Bravo is eyeing Iress sent investors into a tailspin, bumping up the ...

Growthpoint recruits new chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... management, with expertise in commercial property markets, funds management, asset management, mergers and acquisitions, and equity capital markets. Currently the head of funds management at Centuria, Lees contributed to increasing the funds management ...

MSC Trustees nabs Equity Trustees general manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
Making the jump from Equity Trustees, Kylie Holbrook has joined MSC Trustees as general manager, funds. MSC Trustees said the appointment marks an expansion of its Sydney team, with Holbrook taking on a leadership role. She spent the last 12 years at ...

Family offices still love hedge funds: Preqin

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... hedge fund allocations, the report found that family offices are pivoting from challenged asset classes such as private equity and venture capital into other parts of the alternatives sector. Private debt investment grew from 8.3% to 12.4% over the past ...