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Macquarie Group profits falls 32% to $3.52bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... March 2023, but primarily due to favourable market movements, investments made by Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) Private Markets-managed funds, and foreign exchange movements. Additionally, its return on equity fell to 10.8%, down from 16.9% in FY23. ...

Schroders chief flags retirement

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
... has undergone a remarkable transformation to become a global, diversified active investor across both public and private markets, as well as a leader in UK wealth management, more than doubling assets under management to over £750 billion," she said. ...

MLC Private Equity launches insto fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
... million ($986m). About US$130 million ($203m) of new capital is due to be allocated. StepStone, a NASDAQ-listed private markets firm with US$659 billion of total capital, was the major investor seeding the fund. New York-based MLC Asset Management US ...

WTW to launch dedicated private equity fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... historically have offered a high illiquidity premium, provide the greatest opportunity to maximise long-term returns from private markets and are therefore where long-term illiquid DC asset strategies should start. The WTW PEAF will include mechanisms ...

GBST develops private equity platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... private equity firm, we knew only too well that the opportunities in Australia for investors to gain access to private markets was limited," Caser said. "We've seen Australian private equity firms turning to offshore institutions and domestic private ...

GQG and Magellan see FUM growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
... increase in FUM from January 31 to February 29. In addition, GQG announced last month it would be launching a private markets business by acquiring Pacific Current Group's stakes in three fund managers operating in the asset class for US$71.25 million. ...

Evolution of investment operations spurs new recruitment trends

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... private equity are in high demand." While there has been a "notable increase" in candidates with experience in private markets, there remains a gap between demand and supply, as equities and fixed income remain the most common asset class exposure. This ...

Former Schroders chief joins private markets firm

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... clients," he said. Hallinan added that he wanted to work in a business that had a platform to leverage the growth in private markets and, most importantly, offer investors quality, hard-to-access portfolio solutions. "I am very pleased to be joining ...

GQG builds private markets unit on PAC stakes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
GQG Partners is launching a private markets business by acquiring Pacific Current Group's stakes in three fund managers operating in the asset class for US$71.25 million ($108.7bn). The foundations of GQG Private Capital Solutions (PCS) will comprise ...

ASX-listed companies flock to private markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
... monthly activity report shows a trend of more delistings than new market entries, indicative of a shift towards private markets. The total ASX-listed companies dropped from 2289 in February last year to 2183 in February 2024, a near 1% decrease with ...
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