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FEATURE: Private credit | At the precipice

GLENDA KORPORAAL  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... industry in Australia, signalling that it may need tighter controls if it is to play a "valuable role" in the Australian economy, At IFM, Nunez views the US private credit market with caution. "There's so much capital going into private debt at the ...

RBA hike may come as soon as February

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... at 4.3% for November," Rynne said. "What is more concerning is that the annualised rate of employment growth across the economy is now less than 1.3%, well down from the 3% annual rate of employment growth the Australian economy started the year off ...

Vanguard identifies strongest asset classes for coming decade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... portfolio consisting of fixed income and globally diversified equities." He is also observing a 60% chance that the US economy will achieve 3% real growth in the coming years, depending on growth across the AI sector. Locally, Vanguard believes Australia's ...

IFM Investors expands into Canada

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... opportunities within the country's dynamic infrastructure and investment landscape, that benefits Canada, strengthens the global economy, and helps secure the retirement savings of working people." The continued global expansion comes after IFM Investors ...

Brookfield, sovereign wealth fund sign AI joint venture

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... have with Brookfield, this JV will advance Qatar's National Vision 2030 and help build a diversified, innovation-based economy for future generations." Locally, QIC sees great opportunity in the AI infrastructure space, however said assets like large-scale ...

Nuveen brings global real estate strategy to Australia

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... from demographic and structural megatrends, such as urbanisation, technological innovation and the rise of the knowledge economy." "We're pleased to bring this strategy to Australian wholesale investors, providing access to a differentiated portfolio ...

Boman Group scores licence to expand China investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... list on public markets, as well as undervalued local businesses. It aims to back industries that are modernising China's economy, while opening up new opportunities for Boman's investors in Australia and across the Asia Pacific. It is also pursuing a ...

Chalmers spurs on private sector investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... technology. It's a similar story for housing." Chalmers said while there is "no shortage of challenges" in the Australian economy, the private sector recovery "so conspicuous" in the national accounts means the nation can confront global volatility and ...

MSCI launches index combining public and private equity investments

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... portfolios. This generates opportunities for diversification, long-term return potential and exposure to segments of the economy that are not captured by public markets, MSCI said. The breakthrough framework combines the MSCI ACWI IMI and the MSCI All ...

Record investment into AI forcing largest innovation buildout ever: BlackRock

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... starting and concentrated in the tech sector, for now, but we see productivity and revenue gains spreading across the economy. "The gap in time between capex needs and eventual revenues means AI builders have started using debt to get over a financing ...