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Aussie private credit shows strength, lures offshore investors: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
... capital is playing a bigger role in funding Australia's future, but that regulatory friction and uncompetitive policy settings risk pushing investment offshore. "Other countries are falling over backwards to court international capital, including our ...

Rest strengthens investment approach, digital member services

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... among asset owners. "We are delighted to be providing Rest with a comprehensive solution that supports reducing operational risk, increasing automation and the efficient execution of investment workflows," Allen said. Separately, Rest has appointed Darran ...

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) ...

FSC ups expectations on platform trustees' governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... appropriately respects the professionally advised relationship, while maintaining sound governance guardrails to mitigate the risk of poor member outcomes and preserve the flexibility that is fundamental to platform products." Under the standard, the ...

AllianceBernstein debuts second active ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... reasonable price. "This combination of quality, stability and price is how we're able to beat the market and do it with less risk because it provides multiple ways to win and gives you a very consistent pattern of performance." The manager noted ...

Advice book valuations stagnate despite demand

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... funds under management or administration, and the investment products recommended. There were no changes to valuations for risk clients or those charging SMSF administration fees. The highest multiples are attached to risk books with clients under 55 ...

NGS Super awards mandate to Milliman FRM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
NGS Super has named Milliman Financial Risk Management (FRM) as its new implementation manager. NGS Super senior portfolio manager for alternatives Carson Drummond said the partnership improves flexibility and efficiency in the fund's internal tactical ...

FEATURE: Private equity | Time to deploy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... means a larger portion of their capital structure is not attributed to the equity investors. So, effectively, even though the risk is always there for an equity investor that you may not get your money back, the risk becomes larger if the companies have ...

Treasury mulls increased powers for TPB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... units for bodies corporate and significant global entities (up from 1250). "Unregistered practitioners pose a heightened risk to the integrity of the tax system as they have not been approved by the TPB to provide tax or BAS agent services and may not ...

Future Fund targets $15m in savings, reviews staffing

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... invested has grown to $335 billion from $218 billion. "We will continue to assess the resources needed to generate strong-risk adjusted returns in a complex investment environment, making changes where it is prudent to do so," he said.