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Macquarie AM acquires European student accommodation platforms

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has signed an agreement to acquire and combine two specialist platforms - MILESTONE and BaseStack Living - to expand its presence into the European purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector. The acquisitions ...

HNWIs, family offices embracing private real estate credit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
The appetite of Australia's wealthiest people to invest in private real estate credit is growing, with a new report from Centuria Bass revealing many family offices and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals plan to boost their investment in the ...

Adviser exodus puts retirement savings at risk: CPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
CPA Australia says the drastic exodus of financial advisers has put Australians' retirement money at risk, possibly leading them to invest in higher-risk schemes. According to the Financial Adviser Register, there are only 15,300 advisers left in the ...

Old challenges push asset managers to inflection point: Citi

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... existential challenges amid the rise of passive funds, fee compression and difficulty in generating alpha, a new report from Citi shows, forcing them to rethink their business models and value propositions in the future. The report, Rebooting the Global ...

Boutiques wield independence, specialisation over larger managers: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
New research shows that boutique fund managers count their independence, specialist strategies and ability to align interests with clients as their main competitive advantage and what helps them earn the "boutique premium" over bigger players. The survey ...

Nuveen reaches $650m in commitments for local RE debt strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
The $1.3 trillion asset manager has received $300 million from the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) for its Australian real estate debt strategy. CPP Investments has contributed $300 million through CPPIB Credit Investments ...

Government to convene a productivity roundtable

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced at the National Press Club yesterday that Treasurer Jim Chalmers will convene a roundtable in August to support and shape the government's growth and productivity agenda. Albanese said the roundtable will bring ...

King's honours list recognises excellence in super, finance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
The 2025 King's Birthday honours list featured several heavyweights from the superannuation, funds management and sustainable investing sectors. A superannuation fund investments chief was one of the recipients of the highly coveted Medal of the ...

iCapital hires Insignia exec to open office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
Alternative investment platform iCapital has appointed Mark Oliver as head of client solutions for Australia ahead of opening a Sydney office, signaling the New York-based fintech's push into the local market. Oliver will be responsible for building ...

Ord Minnett nabs UBS operating chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
Australian stockbroker Ord Minnett has appointed Simon Beavis chief operating officer, replacing Philip Chu who is retiring after 15 years with the firm. As operating chief Beavis will ensure the ongoing smooth operations of the Ord Minnett group. Beavis ...