AVSuper has awarded Perpetual Investments a $75 million Australian equities mandate for its concentrated equities strategy.
The strategy is a broad capitalisation Australian equities portfolio which holds a small number of stocks across a range of sectors, according to portfolio manager Paul Skamvougeras.
The public offer fund undertook a comprehensive review of its Australian equities mandates last November, which resulted in a $100 million mandate to Cooper Investors and the cessation of a mandate with AllianceBernstein.
Investa Property Group also received $50 million as older property assets were wound down, AVSuper chief executive Michelle Griffiths said.
AVSuper has $1.4 billion in funds under management and 6100 members.
New data suggests private market performance far exceeded public equities in Q1 2025.
Despite tariff challenges and a weaker US dollar, the investment manager remains optimistic that Asian markets, both big and small, stand to benefit.
The uncertainty surrounding US trade policy is weighing down global growth prospects, KPMG warns.
The US and Europe trade deal represents a significant step forward in resolving trade conflict, but markets have largely priced in the good news already, says the asset manager.