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bfinance names new managing director, insurance lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
bfinance has announced the appointment of Ravi Rastogi in the newly created senior leadership role of managing director and global head of insurance. He will be based in the firm's London office. The investment consultancy firm said the shift underscores ...

MA Financial backs FundBox's Australian expansion with $100m facility

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... medium businesses (SMB) get fast access to capital, into Australia through a $100 million lending facility to support its local warehouse infrastructure. FundBox said this facility will support its ability to deliver fast, integrated working-capital ...

Super funds, instos shun ETFs, retail dominance prevails

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... added. One chief financial officer at a major global insurer located in Australia told Tuckwell that his understanding of the local regulatory obligations was at least 85% of the portfolio had to be in fixed interest products. The insurer used fixed ...

Sovereign funds, instos raise $217m for Qld space tech developer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... superannuation are products of ambitious and forward-looking Labor governments - focused on boosting Australian ingenuity, backing local ideas and creating good jobs in our regions." Meanwhile, NRFC chief executive David Gall said Gilmour Space's ...

Partners Group launches new strategy, appoints lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... multi-strategy private markets platform, following the addition of royalties in late 2024. That offering was made available to local investors as an evergreen fund in September last year. Partners Group has over US$185 billion ($275bn) in assets under ...

Investment managers ramp up AI use in front offices

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
Seventy percent of buy-side firms, including asset managers, pension funds and insurance companies, are adopting artificial intelligence (AI) in front offices, while more than half are scaling implementation. The 2026 Global InvestOps report from SimCorp ...

I Squared Capital rolls out $300m sustainable energy solution

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
Global infrastructure investor I Squared Capital (I Squared) launched a next-generation independent power producer (IPP), ANZA Power. Combining diversified clean energy sources, including renewables, batteries and natural gas, ANZA Power delivers reliable ...

Fairlight adds Sydney partner

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... investment managers, including global macro firm Bowmoor Capital. As part of his role, George will also run the firm's local distribution strategy for Bowmoor Capital alongside Fairlight co-founder Thomas Gent. The first fund to be offered will be ...

Morningstar bulks up managed portfolios team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... Abraham as national director, investment specialist. Srinivasan brings over 25 years of strategic sales leadership in the local wealth management industry. Leading the sales team, he will drive Morningstar's distribution strategy for its managed ...

Robust demand keeps SDA, PBSA assets firmly on investors' radar

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which he stated is a "key differentiator" compared to overseas markets. "Whilst local market expertise is crucial to find sites on which you can build bespoke SDA that complies with the various planning and ...