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Court extends freezing orders on First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
The Federal Court extended orders freezing the bank accounts of First Mutual Private Equity (FMPE) and its sole director Gregory Raymond Cotton, saying it believes investors' funds were used for gambling purposes. The orders were first made on August ...

Partners Group launches royalties fund for local investors

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... diversification benefits, and offers an inflation hedge," said Jonathan Abraham, head of private wealth Australia at the private equity firm. Partners Group has been an active investor in royalties, making 15 investments in the last year. The fund's ...

Salary report shows 23% pay gap for top BDMs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... not pay as much, it has had a busy season "particularly driven by alternative asset managers, private credit and private equity funds". "Private credit is booming in wholesale, targeting family offices, HNW/UHNW investors and private wealth managers," ...

Geopolitical risks to drive infra investments: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... expectations for infrastructure equity increasing to 13.4%. This is up 200bps from 2024 and nearly on par with private equity (13.65%); while debt net returns are also increasing to 9.6%, up 170bps from 2024. Asia Pacific has the highest net return expectations ...

Family offices stand firm on sustainable investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... maximise or support entrepreneurs. Alternatives continue to prominently feature in portfolios, as venture capital and private equity remain the most popular asset classes. About one quarter (25%) of all respondents allocate to alternatives while direct ...

Fortitude Investment Partners expands team

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
Private equity manager Fortitude Investment Partners has made a string of appointments this month, including an investor services manager who had worked at Allan Gray (South Africa) for more than a decade. Akyere Sobukwe-Whyte has been appointed as ...

Coaxial names chief investment officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... from Aveo, where he currently serves as chief financial officer. He brings more than 25 years of experience in private equity, investment banking, property, resources and infrastructure at organisations such as Brookfield Asset Management, Goldman Sachs ...

Invesco sells intelliflo to Carlyle Group

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
... both leadership teams to execute their respective growth initiatives. Invesco acquired intelliflo in 2018 from private equity firm Hg Capital for an undisclosed figure, having first joined forces five years earlier to invest in its development, operations ...

Pacific Current FUM, earnings lower in FY25

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... across three out of the eight boutiques. In aiming to accelerate growth, PAC prefers businesses operating in the private equity space rather than venture capital firms. PAC chair Justin Arter, who joined the company on June 17, said: "PAC's leadership ...

ASIC freezes assets of First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
The Federal Court imposed urgent interim orders to freeze the assets of First Mutual Private Equity (FMPE) and its sole director Gregory Raymond Cotton, with ASIC concerned more than $50 million of investor funds is at risk. ASIC is investigating FMPE ...