HESTA Super Fund’s decision to appoint CommInsure as its group insurer will significantly boost the risk business’ premium income.
Five Oceans reaches $500mn FUM
Global equities boutique Five Oceans Asset Management has gained a $150 million mandate from a NSW superannuation fund.
ipac puts $1.2bn in stock-pickers' hands
ipac has invested $1.16 billion with fundamental stock-pickers to restructure its $2.7 billion global equities portfolio.
Private equity IPOs better than rivals? Study says yes, some not convinced
Private equity firms and their bankers are not trumping the latest study by the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, which shows private equity-backed initial public offerings beat other IPOs.
Changing of the guard as Aberdeen seeks growth
Robert Penaloza, who joined Aberdeen Asset Management as a graduate trainee in Singapore in 1997, has been appointed the business’ head of Australian equities.
Tantrums ahead: global recovery enters ‘terrible twos’
The recovery of the global sharemarket has entered the “terrible twos” as the calculation of market valuations and identification of economic trends becomes more complicated, Russell Investments’ chief investment strategist, Andrew Pease, said.
Mega-mandates: AMP Capital diversifies $5bn equities book
To restructure its $5 billion enhanced index portfolio of global equities, AMP Capital Investors has allocated $2.8 billion to two quantitative managers.
VFMC hires guide to hedge fund land
The $36 billion Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has appointed a specialist global hedge fund advisor, I&T News understands.
QIC exits Aussie large-cap equities
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has shuttered its $500 million large-cap Australian equities business and redeployed half of the eight-member team while letting the remainder go.
Appetite for Asia-Pac PE on the rise: Coller
One-third of Asia-Pacific investors planned to increase their investments in private equity in the next two years, with the region continuing to harbour the most attractive opportunities within the asset class, according to a report by Coller Capital.
Appetite for Asia-Pac PE on the rise: Coller
One-third of Asia-Pacific investors planned to increase their investments in private equity in the next two years, with the region continuing to harbour the most attractive opportunities within the asset class, according to a report by Coller Capital.
