Welcome to the latest issue of Investment Intel: Australia, where the team at APAC Financial Services have curated the latest news and insights on the Australian market specifically for Asia-based investment managers.

I enjoyed connecting with many of you at the recent Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong. If you have any questions about our services or this newsletter, please let me know.

Best wishes,

David Thomas
APAC Financial Services
Email: davidthomas@apacfinancialservices.com

Current News and Insights

Commencing mid-year, Greg Combet will replace Peter Costello as chair of the A$211 billion Future Fund. Combet was previously chair of IFM Investors, and also a former minister for climate change, industry and innovation. Further details can be found here...

Agnes Hong will join Aware Super to lead the development of the fund’s public market equities capabilities. Hong previously worked for Vanguard and BlackRock and will relocate from Philadelphia to take up this newly created role. Read more here...

AustralianSuper’s investment team are looking to do more private market and direct investing, with the aim of accessing lower cost deals, said the fund’s head of asset allocation. Read more here...

Off the back of the growth in the private credit segment, VanEck is launching Australia’s first global listed private credit ETF. More information can be found here...