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Westpac mulls sale of in-house planners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... representatives attached to the AFSL. It is understood talks commenced after negotiations between Westpac and a US-based private equity firm fell over late last year. In response, a spokesperson for Westpac said: "We believe in the important role of ...

Mainstream board loses former ASIC executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... The group said broad market headwinds were offset by 106 net additional funds and growth in its global hedge and private equity businesses. In the six months, Mainstream grew the number of funds it administers by 106 and added 25 new clients; 29 of the ...

Future Fund delivers 5.8%

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... billion in assets under management. The 10-year return is 9.7% against the target return of 6.6% per annum. Trims private equity The portfolio made no material changes in the second half of calendar year 2018, expect for trimming down some of its private ...

Yarra Capital adds to investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
... when Goldman Sachs Asset Management's Australian investment teams executed a management buyout, backed by a private equity firm. It now manages about $6.5 billion split 80:20 between equities and fixed income. The equities investment team has 11 ...

HNWs to embrace alternatives in 2019: Fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
... opportunities in 2018, saying it will continue to focus on specialist opportunities including in venture capital, private equity, private debt and infrastructure. The firm said it is backing a thesis that the best financial advisers and family offices ...

Federation Asset Management appoints Equity Trustees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... companies with strong growth potential across the Asia Pacific region. Equity Trustees said the fund was targeting private equity, real estate and renewable energy, with investors able to invest either within or across those asset classes. Executive ...

Investment manager appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
... about two years. The fund uses its pool of capital to lend money to its investment manager, who then invests in private equity and venture capital style assets. The investors of the IPO Wealth fund receive distributions from these interest payments. ...

Avenir eyes insto investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
Avenir Capital is looking to win institutional investors for its 'private equity mindset' approach to equities, after previously running capital raised mostly by word-of-mouth. The fund invests in 18 international stocks, with a longer-term ...

Fund manager expands distribution team

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... equities boutique fund manager has hired from BlackRock, as it expands adviser distribution ahead of its foray into private equity. Pengana Capital Group (ASX: PCG) appointed Ryan Crewe as a business development manager in a newly-created role. Crewe ...

Alternatives an antidote to volatility: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... diversification through differentiated returns; and Return enhancers, with assets such as distressed credit and private equity seeking opportunistic returns. An allocation of 20% to a diversified alternatives portfolio can increase return and reduce ...