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Core-satellite models can only be effective with purpose: Vanguard

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... average range. Vanguard found many commonly used alternative strategies delivered inconsistent outcomes, with some private market funds underperforming basic equity benchmarks despite the higher fee load. However, allocations towards alternatives remained ...

Natural capability head at QIC exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... was chair of the listed investment company Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund. He also held senior positions at private market investment advisory PhillipCapital, Citi and Wilson HTM Investment Group. QIC recently appointed two partners to its private ...

FinCap opens private investments menu for advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
FinCap is launching a managed account platform in June which will help wholesale investors access professionally managed private asset exposures. It has also appointed BCA Research as a research partner to support the development of asset allocation ...

Partners Wealth Group unveils new identity for Partners Private

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... evolution of our investment capability over more than two decades," Cassidy said. "It brings together our public and private market expertise into one cohesive platform, designed to deliver institutional-quality opportunities within a client-first advice ...

Government, super funds to increase UK collaborations

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
Australia and the UK have signed an Investment Partnership to further unlock superannuation and pension capital investment, which will help to secure more "two-way" investment in jobs and industries, as well as strong returns for investors for both ...

Australian Ethical bleeds $500m amid geopolitical tension

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
Australian Ethical's funds under management sits at $13.57 billion, dipping by over $500 million since December as investment performance was hit by the conflict in the Middle East. But this was offset in part by the signing of a new institutional ...

FEATURE: Private equity | Time to deploy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Private markets have experienced significant growth in recent years, and investors are showing no signs of slowing down. Global private equity (PE) investment rose from US$1.8 trillion in 2024 to US$2.1 trillion in 2025, despite a decline in deal volume ...

UK's Nest to invest $860m in private companies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
The UK's largest pension scheme by members has selected a manager to oversee a significant new open-ended mandate. Crescent Capital Group will manage a direct lending mandate for Nest to the tune of $858.5 million (£450m). The money is to be deployed ...

CFS awards $370m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Colonial First State (CFS) awarded a $370 million mandate to New Zealand-based infrastructure manager Morrison to tap its global private markets strategy. CFS has already made commitments to Morrison's value-add strategy across fund and discretionary ...

Australian Ethical launches climate-focused private markets fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
Australian Ethical has launched a new fund for wholesale investors to access institutional grade private markets investments, with a cornerstone commitment of up to $125 million from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). CEFC's commitment to ...