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BlackRock makes US$12bn acquisition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
BlackRock is set to acquire credit manager HPS Investment Partners for US$12 billion, creating a US$220 billion franchise. Under the deal, the two entities will create a new private financing solutions business, to be led by HPS chief executive Scott ...

Super funds 'playing to their strengths' in private markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
Super funds are proving a good case study for investing in private assets, according to Morningstar's 2025 outlook. "Australia's super funds have successfully pioneered investment in asset classes such as unlisted infrastructure and property for decades ...

CFS awards equity, infrastructure mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
Colonial First State (CFS) has tapped two fund managers to oversee its Australian equities and infrastructure strategies. ClearBridge Investments is now sub-advising a listed infrastructure mandate on the FirstChoice platform. ClearBridge declined to ...

Macquarie offloads airports in $3bn deal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
Macquarie Asset Management, via Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 4, and Ferrovial have reached an agreement to sell AGS Airports to AviAlliance. The terms of the transaction represent an enterprise value for the business of around $3 billion (£1.53 ...

Australian economy 'fundamentally sound': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) chief executive Matt Comyn painted a positive picture for the Australian economy, despite ongoing cost-of-living pressures. Comyn said high interest rates are doing the job of bringing inflation under control, but the pace of ...

Insignia snags TAL executives for new retirement solutions team

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
Insignia Financial is creating a new team to drive innovation in retirement solutions for its MLC brand, to be led by TAL Australia's chief commercial officer Andrew Howard. Howard has been appointed as executive director, strategy and innovation. His ...

SMSF Association announces board director changes

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
Following the retirement of three board directors, the SMSF Association (SMSFA) has announced their successors. The SMSFA has welcomed Heffron managing director Meg Heffron, Vincent director of superannuation advisory Brett Griffiths and Matrix Norwest ...

Cbus rolls out Advice Essentials Plus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024
Cbus Super has launched its new financial advice offering, Advice Essentials Plus, which is a step up from its intra-fund advice service. Advice Essentials Plus is the third option on Cbus's financial advice menu, which currently comprises Advice ...

Major global trends impacting advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
High interest rates (70%), economic downturn and inflation risks (both 68.8%), and the impact of central bank policy (61.3%) usurped any concerns about this year's election cycle for Australian financial advisers and investors, according to this year's ...

HMC Capital makes $2bn acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
HMC Capital has announced it will establish a global digital infrastructure platform comprising the global DigiCo Infrastructure REIT, intended to be listed on the ASX alongside a new unlisted institutional fund. HMC will acquire Global Switch Australia ...