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Federation AM launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
Alternative asset manager Federation Asset Management has launched an unlisted private investments fund with daily pricing, aimed at retail and wholesale investors. Federation Alternative Investments II (F2) is an open-ended fund available to retail ...

Frontier hires former Perpetual head of infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
The asset consultant has hired a former Perpetual and UniSuper head of infrastructure as a principal consultant, investment governance in a six-month contract. Brett Lazarides was NAB Asset Management's head of alternative investments, Perpetual's ...

Crypto fund hires from Blue Sky

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
A new cryptocurrency fund has launched in Australia has appointed its chief investment officer from Blue Sky Alternatives. The Monochrome Bitcoin Fund, a unit trust aiming to provide institutional investors exposure to Bitcoin, launched last month. ...

Mercer bolsters alternatives team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
... services, portfolio management and investment operations expertise, we are well placed to offer market-leading alternative investment solutions to our clients in Australia and New Zealand."

Channel Capital adds Cayman director

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... popular jurisdiction for hedge, private equity and infrastructure funds, with about 70% of non-US domiciled alternative investment funds managed by US SEC-registered advisors domiciled there. Last year, Channel bought back minority equity partner Highbury ...

HSBC makes alternatives push

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
HSBC Asset Management is launching a single business unit dedicated to alternatives with $69 billion in assets, to be led by its current global chief investment officer. HSBC Asset Management announced it will combine its existing capabilities in the ...

AMP Capital announces new chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
AMP Capital has announced a new chief executive, replacing Boe Pahari who stepped down in August last year. Shawn Johnson has landed the top job. He was previously senior managing director and chairman of the investment committee of State Street Global ...

Macquarie subsidiary to acquire REIT

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... farms in New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania, offering $1 per share at the time. Roc Partners, an alternative investment management firm, at one point was in the race to acquire VTH. On June 4, VTH told shareholders that it has not received ...

Super funds hunt for co-investment deals

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
Superannuation funds' appetite for alternative investments, particularly private equity and infrastructure, is heating up, new research shows. Joint research by Preqin and the Australian Investment Council reveal super funds are on the hunt for ...

Somers acquires 15% stake in Aura Group

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... financial services, mining and resources, technology and fixed income. Aura, headquartered in Singapore, is an alternative investment and wealth management platform. Somers is managed by ICM Limited and is a holding company which invests in banking ...