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GCI Funds raises $125m for second strategic capital fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
Australian mid-market private credit asset manager GCI Funds has successfully raised $125 million for the launch of its second fund in its strategic capital series - the Strategic Capital Fund 2 - after raising $100 million for the first product in ...

Aussie private credit shows strength, lures offshore investors: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
A new report reveals the strength of Australia's private credit sector compared to global markets, which is attracting substantial offshore capital, particularly from high-net-worth individuals, family offices and insurance companies. This is according ...

Advice book valuations stagnate despite demand

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
Depending on the type of business they want to do, financial advisers looking to inorganically grow their client base will have to pay slightly more for a book now, but valuations have stalled overall, according to Radar Results. In its latest price ...

Global economy 'drifting' to adverse scenario: IMF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
International Monetary Fund (IMF) director of research Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said with each passing day that disruption continues in the Middle East, the global economy is drifting closer to the adverse scenario of its projections. The IMF has downgraded ...

SMC calls for guaranteed super for domestic workers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... workers nationally will be denied a combined $405 million this financial year. SMC said axing the 30-hour threshold would help close the gender super gap. "Cleaners, housekeepers and nannies are doing essential, paid work, yet the law still treats them ...

'Not much' RBA can do about short-term inflation woes: Hauser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... policy," Hauser said. "But we do need to take account of activity. We do need to take account of the possibility that that will close the output gap for ourselves. Of course, the trickiness there is we know it affects demand, but we probably think it ...

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 ...

Insignia Financial shareholders approve takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... of the court with ASIC on April 17. Following that, Insignia shares will be suspended from trading on the ASX from market close on the date the Scheme becomes legally effective and on April 28 the Scheme will be implemented with shareholders receiving ...

HESTA confirms deputy chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... chief investment officer at AMP Capital. He's also previously worked as chief investment officer of AMP Life, and spent close to 16 years in a variety of investment roles at QIC. His new position was effective March 30. He was also reappointed to the ...

Australia is 'laissez-faire' on eligibility for semi-liquid investments: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... (LICs) are the closed-ended cousins of ETFs. "... while ETFs are open-ended and can use market makers to help steer pricing close to net asset value (NAV), LIV prices are driven by supply and demand; they can trade at big discounts or premiums to NAV," ...