Asia-Pacific

The rebranding coincides with the sale of the Australian fund manager to Mitsubishi UFJ, which closed last month.

A shorter time frame to completion and the prospect of an extra payment to shareholders helped QIC edge out a rival bid of the same value from OPTrust and Infrastructure Capital.

Based in Seoul, Keith Kim has joined the team led by another Macquarie veteran David Luboff.

Philippine energy producer AboitizPower is aiming to expand its portfolio of renewable energy assets in South-East Asia.

Soon-to-be chief investment officer Charles Woodhouse explains why Australia’s second-biggest superannuation fund isn’t interested in asset-class silos.

The asset manager will target core assets in developing countries and core-plus deals in developed markets.

The UK-based fund manager will launch the Foresight Renewable Energy Income Fund this month, a debt fund targeting A$150m-A$200m that will invest in smaller-scale renewables projects.

The two vehicles, co-managed by Hanwha Asset Management and Hyundai Investments, have received commitments from eight South Korean insurance firms.

The A$13bn Australian superannuation fund has tapped Troy Rieck, who was previously chief investment officer at the A$15bn Melbourne-based superfund Equip Super, to take over as CIO.

Almost half of LPs are undecided on whether to increase their exposure to the asset class, a new survey reveals.