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Ares Management promotes private equity lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... private equity to managing director as the US$596 billion New York-listed alternatives firm completes its first private equity deal in Australia. Nicholas Onie joined Ares in March last year as a principal to establish and lead its private equity strategy ...

Praemium governance executive joins MST

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
Damian Cilmi has left his position as head of investment managers and governance at Praemium to set up a new business at MST Financial. Cilmi, formerly head of investment managers and governance at Praemium, joins MST as a partner responsible for building ...

M&A activity falls to two-year lows: LSEG

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... (LSEG) insight shows. The Australia Investment Banking Review Full Year 2025 report highlighted that despite a 10.1% drop in deal volumes, domestic M&A values rose 20.7% to US$38.6 billion ($57.2bn). However, both inbound and outbound M&A activities ...

Inflation pulls back in November

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... measure of inflation - coming in at 3.2%," Hannah said. "Had inflation continued to move north, this could have sealed the deal for a rate hike next month, which would be the first increase in more than two years. As it stands, the positive developments ...

ATO to restrict travel over unpaid super obligations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... government. The ATO said the increased use of DPOs is just one example of the "strong and deliberate" action the ATO is taking to deal with taxpayers who are continuing to ignore their obligations and refuse to engage to pay their outstanding amounts. ...

Temasek joins consortium to acquire Clearwater Analytics

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... approved the proposal. The acquisition is still subject to approval by Clearwater's shareholders. If this is approved, the deal is expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Headquartered ...

Global sovereign wealth fund assets grow to $15tn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) crossed US$15 trillion in assets under management for the first time in December 2025 and, together with public pension funds (PPFs) and central banks (CBs), now manage US$60 trillion in assets and reserves. Global SWF's ...

CPP Investments, Goodman Group partner in $14bn data centre deal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and Goodman Group have entered a partnership to establish $14 billion worth of data centres across Europe. The 50/50 partnership will see an initial total capital commitment of $3.9 billion to develop ...

UniSuper acquires $200m industrial assets portfolio

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... outlook." Williamson said the premium off-market transaction is an investment that will boost retirement savings for members. The deal was negotiated on behalf of UniSuper by real estate investment management firm Richmond Bridge, under an industrial ...

Trustees up sponsorship deals, Hostplus takes lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
Hostplus leads the charge on sporting sponsorship deals as the superannuation sectors' budget for marketing and advertising also balloons, even as APRA cracks down on non-essential expenditure. According to newly released APRA data, Hostplus spent ...