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EQT raises $21.8bn for Asia Pacific private equity fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
... short period of time, despite significant market volatility," Private Capital partner and co-head for Australia and New Zealand Frank Heckes said. "We continue to see a very active pipeline in the region, where our global playbook and deep network of ...

Baby boomers look to switch benefactors' advisers: Natixis

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... in today's complex economic and regulatory environment," Natixis Investment Managers country head for Australia and New Zealand Louise Watson said. She added the current environment of heightened geopolitical uncertainty and ongoing changes to tax and ...

Hostplus extends Citi mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... years. Hostplus now has more than $150 billion in funds under management and 1.9 million members. Citi Australia and New Zealand co-head of services Mark England said: "As Australia's $4.5 trillion superannuation sector continues to grow and faces ...

K2 AM to close small cap ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... unitholders is to close the fund," responsible entity (RE) KAM said. KSM invests in 60 to 80 small caps in Australia and New Zealand, aiming to achieve risk adjusted returns over the medium to long term. KAM said it will reallocate the capital and resources ...

GCI Funds raises $125m for second strategic capital fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
... financing and liquidity solutions to mid-market businesses, targeting $5-50 million transactions, across Australia and New Zealand. Since launching the strategy, GCI has advanced over $420 million across 34 transactions on growth opportunities and a ...

AMP sees strong platform growth, AUM hit by volatility

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... superannuation, investments and other portfolios, a marginal increase from $146.9 billion in the prior corresponding period. The New Zealand wealth management arm saw net cashflows of $41 million, down from $57 million in 1Q25. "In our New Zealand business ...

NZ Super Fund in court defeat over human rights issues

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
New Zealand's High Court has ruled against the nation's super fund, finding some of its policies are "unreasonable and unlawful" in regards to how it treats companies accused of human rights breaches. The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) ...

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 ...

NZ Super chair's term extended by two years

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
John Williamson will continue to chair the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation for a further two years, following his appointment in March 2024. His term will now conclude in October 2028. Announcing the reappointment today, New Zealand Finance ...

AQR picks SG Hiscock & Company as distribution partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... targeting a low long-term average correlation to traditional markets. AQR managing director and head of Australia and New Zealand Simon Wills said: "AQR offers a wide range of investment strategies, spanning traditional global equity and liquid alternative ...