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IFM Investors expands private capital team

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
IFM Investors has appointed a new investment professional to its private capital team, making it the seventh key hire at the global fund manager in 2016. Joining IFM Investors is Stuart Wardman-Browne and he will report to head of private capital, Steve ...

AVCAL calls to relax foreign investment rules

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association is calling for a fast-tracked limited partnership vehicle to encourage foreign investment into high-growth businesses. The limited partnership would be part of wider national policy that ...

New wave of retirees to challenge advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
The new wave of baby boomer retirees is set to dramatically change the direction of financial advice, argues industry consultant John Wiseman. According to Wiseman, advisers will be faced with a number of challenges as they search for solutions that ...

Altius adds industry veteran to advisory committee

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... management business, responsible for more than $500 million in funds under management. The business was formed through a joint venture with Australian Unity Investments in 2011.

PE and VC critical to Aussie growth: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
Australian private equity and venture capital funds recorded a net-of-fees return of 18.4% in 2015, according to the latest data from the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) and Cambridge Associates. The CA Australia Index ...

QIC launches retail property fund

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... position over the long term. QIC will seek a strategic stake in future acquisitions through outright ownership or joint venture partnerships. QIC's Global Real Estate managing director, Steve Leigh, said the Fund will be a core plus open-ended fund targeting ...

ISPT increases stake in Brisbane mall

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... The Myer Centre in Brisbane from its joint partner Vicinity Centres. The Myer Centre is currently held as a 50:50 joint venture and the ISPT proposal would see its interest increase to 75%. The deal would see Vicinity Centres remain as the property manager ...

AMP Capital acquires largest underground parking system in the US

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... underground garages, representing roughly 400,000 square metres. Prior to the $370 million AMP Capital/Northleaf joint venture, the parking system was owned by specialist operator LMG2. Commenting on the purchase, AMP Capital head of Americas infrastructure ...

Financial services lend spotlight on nation's leading philanthropists

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
A former super fund chief executive, a technology venture capitalist, a private wealth management expert and a financial services company CEO joined forces to uncover some of the country's outstanding philanthropic initiatives. Former State Super chief ...

Agriculture ripe for institutional picking

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
... having patient timelines, the result is likely to be the increased acquisition of grain operations." Last month Californian venture capital firm Finistere Ventures announced it is fundraising in Australia as part of a final closing for its US$150 million ...