Daniel Kemp

Rest’s new head of private markets Marina Pasika tells PEI the pension is raising its private markets exposure, with a particular focus on PE and infrastructure.

Reforms under consideration could see total superfund returns benchmarked instead of measured as separate asset classes.

Gavin Ezekowitz, CIO at BFA Global Investors, says the industry must do a better job of managing liquidity events in unlisted funds.

CEO Raphael Arndt says the Australian sovereign wealth fund would ‘make changes where it is prudent to do so’ as it manages costs.

David Bluff and Tammi Fisher, joint managing directors for private equity and real assets, add to a string of senior leadership resignations at Australia's sovereign wealth fund.

Newmarch, formerly global head of private equity at the superfund, will step up to the newly created role of head of private markets and will report to CIO Simon Warner.

ASIC says it needs ‘greater visibility’ to support market integrity and help maintain confidence, and will carry out ‘targeted surveillance’ in the next 18 months.

Aware Super CEO Deanne Stewart says Warner’s ‘exceptional leadership’ and track record led to his promotion from head of portfolio management.

IFM will exit its remaining portfolio companies within the next five years, after failing to scale its PE strategy sufficiently despite strong recent returns.

KKR-owned Colonial First State, which manages one of Australia’s 10-largest superfunds, will make its inaugural private equity allocation this month, PE head Chloé Brayne tells PEI.