Latest news from HW Funds – September 2024
HW Funds is excited to welcome consultant Pip Bell to the team.
Pip has more than two decades’ experience in funds management and financial services regulation, advising providers of asset management, trustee and responsible entity, custodial, broking, non-cash payment, research, platform, managed discretionary account, model portfolio, registry, technology and other intermediary services. Pip has established professional relationships with businesses ranging from start-ups through to ASX-listed and global players. Pip co-chairs the Financial Services Committee within the Law Council of Australia’s Business Law Section. Read more about Pip’s expertise.
HW Funds was delighted to host the Property Funds Association Masterclasses in Brisbane and Melbourne, where Kristy McCluskey and Charlie Renney presented on ‘Recent ASIC enforcement activity and the major implications of the first design and distribution obligations case’.
Moderated by partners Emma Donaghue and Harry New, the sessions explored:
- A fund manager's perspective of the investment markets – Paul Weightman, Stara Investment and Capital Advisory
- Public policy and political campaigning – proposed changes to the wholesale investor criteria – Campbell Newman AO, Arcana Capital
- Valuations and models – Dimity Lee, Preston Rowe Paterson, and Ashley Lane, Forbury
- Market research - narrowing the gap – Chris Naughtin, Savills Australia and New Zealand
- Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) – why it matters – Damien Connell, Ratio
Partner Harry New from HW Funds, Reno Sio from Institutional Real Estate Inc, and Chris Pak from EG recently presented the Global Real Estate Outlook: secular trends, strategies and themes for 2024.
Our expert panellists and presenters shared their opinions and insights about:
- value-add, opportunistic and niche sectors – Stuart Rowe (Investa Property Group), Yuzo Nishiyama (Mitsubishi Estate Asia), Chris Pak (EG Funds) and Biana Solomons (Greystar)
- the highest conviction sectors and investment strategies – Jacqueline Nguyen (Australian Retirement Trust), Daniel Mrsnik (Aware Super property), Arnaud Tichadou (Praema REIM), James Choi (Harrison Street) and Thomas Hill (Citco)
- distress, secondaries and private credit – Tom Hennessy (Paramount Group), Danielle Lau (Ares Management), Mark Power (Qualitas) and Katie Wicks (Brookfield)
- how Proptech and AI are redefining real estate leaders – Stuart Daun (Proptech Connection).
