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PE activity to continue momentum in 2026: Corrs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... analysis by Barwon Investment Partners found private equity uplifts, which are gains when assets are sold above reported valuation, have more than halved due to deeper structural changes within the asset class. The analysis looked at more than 300 exits ...

Assembly Funds Management reopens second retail fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
Over a year since the second close of the fund, the Lowy family-backed Assembly Funds Management (AFM) has once again reopened the Australian Diversified Property Fund 2 (ADPF2), with 65% now invested across the living, retail and office sectors. The ...

Pacific Current appoints new managing director

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
Pacific Current Group has appointed Michael Clarke as managing director, effective November 13. It has also appointed Ron Patel as acting chief financial officer, effective December 1. Clarke has been executive director and acting chief executive of ...

Lazard AM opens flagship global equity fund to local investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... that seeks to minimise macroeconomic exposures. It typically holds between 200 to 350 companies with growth potential, valuation, market sentiment, and financial quality, the firm said. The fund is managed by Lazard AM's 20-member equity advantage team ...

Half of super investments now offshore: NAB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... thematic influencing investment strategy. Most super funds prefer to remain 'on benchmark' in the US tech sector despite valuation concerns, NAB found. Super funds are also placing greater emphasis on liquidity, with ongoing evolution in several facets ...

Super moves: AustralianSuper,HESTA, Rest

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... quantitative strategies within the dynamic asset allocation team, integrating macroeconomic insights, forecast-based valuation models and market signals into decision-making. Since joining HESTA three years ago, she has established herself as a thoughtful ...

Advisers favour non-traditional equity exposures: Fidante

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
Fidante released its Adviser Markets Survey, which revealed that more advisers are favouring non-traditional equity exposures to boost portfolio returns. Findings showed an improvement in market confidence since the beginning of the year. Positive sentiment ...

Metrics supports efforts to raise standards in private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
Metrics Credit Partners has strongly supported ASIC's calls for the private credit industry to deliver enhanced standards and says it looks to play a leading role in the process. ASIC's deep dive into the private credit sector revealed fund managers ...

Private credit funds downplay risks, pose risk to financial system: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... observed weak governance and poorly managed conflicts of interest that "risk harm to investors and confidence". Poor valuation practices are also common. For instance, less than half of the funds had detailed, written credit or impairment and default ...

Zombie companies on the ASX are dying out

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
New research has revealed a decline in the number of zombie companies on the ASX in the last six months. KPMG Australia's latest data showed a drop of 41% in companies considered zombie, where they exhibit indicators of financial distress for an extended ...