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In private equity, it’s best to be swimming with the tide

Nick Miller prefers swimming with the tide. He definitely realised this when swimming around Hong Kong Island as part of a six-person relay team that set a world record for that feat; but in practice, it guides his private equity (PE) investment philosophy.

James Dunn | 10th Apr 2025 | More
Evergreen secondaries exposure striking a chord with advice market

The secondaries market for private credit and private equity is finding growing appeal from an advice industry constantly searching for yield plays in the alternatives space.

James Dunn | 10th Apr 2025 | More
  • Delving further and deeper in the PE ocean improves the catch

    When Tyler Jayroe told a friend he was visiting Australia for The Inside Network’s Alternatives Symposium, the friend – a marine life enthusiast – told him how envious he was, as he has always wanted to experience Australia’s rich sea-creature endowment. The friend gave Jayroe the perfect private equity analogy to use for his Australian audience.

    James Dunn | 7th Apr 2025 | More
    The alternative asset class that can change people’s lives

    Healthcare and life sciences is emerging as an economically resilient alternative asset class, given that the industry has huge tailwinds in the form of the demographic force of an ageing population around the world. Plus, there is the growing demand from lifestyle diseases – illnesses that arise from day-to-day life habits of an individual – and the expansion on the back of digital health and AI.

    James Dunn | 3rd Apr 2025 | More
  • Helping portfolios weather the storm: the many attributes of ILS

    If the holy grail of investing lies in the concept of non-correlated return streams with which to build truly diversified portfolios, insurance-linked securities (ILS) should emerge as one of the options for investors; but they are still not well-understood. That was the message that John Wells, co-founder and chairman of London-based Leadenhall Capital Partners, had for The Inside Network’s recent Alternatives Symposium.

    James Dunn | 28th Mar 2025 | More
    ‘Monumental’ task has private infrastructure poised to surpass real estate in value

    Private markets is clearly a rapidly growing part of the investment ecosystem, with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) recently citing data showing global private capital assets under management (AUM) having tripled over the past decade, to reach an estimated US$14.6 trillion ($23.2 trillion).
    And within that, infrastructure is the asset class that is streeting all others in terms of growth, driven by a colossal and multi-pronged funding task.

    James Dunn | 24th Mar 2025 | More
    Quiet-achiever asset class gets on with the job

    The Australian image of the taciturn farmer, hard at work completely out of the spotlight, carrying a large part of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) on the shoulders of resilient rural families, has a similar feel to the investment performance of the land on which they work. Agricultural land is the quiet achiever of the Australian investment landscape.

    James Dunn | 24th Mar 2025 | More
    Deploying alternatives: A practical framework for advisers

    In an evolving investment landscape, alternative assets are no longer a fringe consideration—they have become an essential component of a well-structured portfolio. Advisers are increasingly looking beyond traditional equities and fixed income to seek diversification, uncorrelated returns, and improved resilience.

    James Dunn | 20th Mar 2025 | More
    Cautionary tales on thematic investing in alternatives

    Thematic investing has long been a source of fascination for investors, offering the promise of outsized returns driven by major structural shifts. Yet, as three seasoned professionals—Jamie Nemtsas of Wattle Partners, Will Hamilton of Hamilton Wealth Partners, and Peter Johansson of JCE Advisory—discussed, the reality is far more complex.

    Laurence Parker-Brown | 17th Mar 2025 | More
  • Navigating market extremes: Looking beyond the conventional

    Equity markets continue to defy expectations, but investors face mounting risks as valuations stretch to historical extremes. Hugh Selby-Smith, co-CIO of Talaria Capital, recently presented his insights at The Inside Network’s Alternatives Symposium, warning that today’s market environment demands a critical reassessment of diversification strategies.

    James Dunn | 17th Mar 2025 | More
    The ART of deploying alternative investments

    Institutional investors have increasingly turned to alternative assets as a means of improving portfolio resilience, managing risk, and capitalising on opportunities unavailable in public markets. Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has been a key participant in this shift, developing a strategic approach to investing in unlisted assets that balances risk and opportunity.

    James Dunn | 13th Mar 2025 | More
    An alternatives lens: What to do with a problem like liquidity

    The world of alternative investments is at a crossroads. As markets defy expectations and liquidity concerns take centre stage, investors find themselves forced to rethink how they deploy capital in an increasingly complex environment.

    James Dunn | 7th Mar 2025 | More
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