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UK's Nest to invest $860m in private companies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026

... market conditions," Nest Invest director of public and private markets Rachel Farrell said. "As we broaden our exposure to global credit markets, it is essential that we do so through managers with strong business models, well-resourced teams and differentiated ...

CFS awards $370m mandate

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026

... Colonial First State (CFS) awarded a $370 million mandate to New Zealand-based infrastructure manager Morrison to tap its global private markets strategy. CFS has already made commitments to Morrison's value-add strategy across fund and discretionary ...

Magellan shareholders say yes to Barrenjoey takeover

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | MONDAY, 13 APR 2026

... with Barrenjoey has been central to this evolution." Currently the firm consists of Magellan Investment Partners, Magellan Global Equities, Magellan Global Listed Infrastructure and Airlie Funds Management, along with a strategic partnership with Vinva ...

Former super fund chief to steer new fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026

... over a decade at GESB, most of which he spent as chief executive. He also worked in its investment team, overseeing the global portfolio and private equity investments. Earlier in his career, Palmer worked for Schroders, including as head of portfolio ...

Blackstone acquires stake in Quinbrook's data centre development arm

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026

... at scale," Scaysbrook said. Quinbrook established Rowan as an early mover in gaining access to power, which would drive global data center development. "This power focus leverages Quinbrook's specialist expertise in power project development tailored ...

Macquarie-backed IDA sets up $150m credit warehouse

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026

... wholesale investment clients by enabling optimised portfolio construction and diversification. "Securing support from another global financial institution demonstrates the strength and quality of IDA's platform and our origination, execution and management ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026

... That was the message from Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei at the World Economic Forum in Davos, as the race for global dominance in artificial intelligence (AI) gains historic pace. Anthropic is building the large language model Claude, designed ...

US, Iran agree to cease fire, outlook remains 'uncertain'

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026

... reflects how stretched sentiment had become. "Investors were bracing for escalation that could have choked off a fifth of global oil supply. Remove even part of that threat and capital flows back into equities at speed," he said. "Consumer discretionary ...

Coinbase receives AFSL, plans product expansion

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026

Coinbase Australia, a subsidiary of Coinbase Global, has been granted an Australian financial services licence (AFSL), as the crypto exchange looks to expand into traditional financial products leveraging digital asset infrastructure. Shortly after ...

Australian Ethical launches climate-focused private markets fund

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026

... decades of impact investing experience, we apply institutional rigour and active industry engagement to identify solutions to global challenges. We invest where we see enduring tailwinds and the potential for attractive long-term, risk adjusted returns." ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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