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GSFM launches two global private markets funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... infrastructure, private real estate and more. Meanwhile, the CI Global Private Markets Income Fund provides similar returns to public markets with far less volatility, with exposure to income-producing assets, including private credit, private equity ...

OECD recommends NZ overhaul pension system

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... OECD said the nation's ageing population is putting increasing pressure on its fiscal deficit and, without reforms, public debt will rise towards 200% of its gross domestic product. As a result, it recommended New Zealand implement a combined public ...

Macquarie Asset Management earnings soar to $2.6bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... total $416.1 billion in private markets AUM, some $347 billion comes from infrastructure energy. About $306 billion is in public investments, namely in in fixed income and equities. During the period, MAM raised $20.9 billion in new equity from clients ...

Lead generation a 'conveyor belt of harm': Longo

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... highlighted it is important for ASIC to remain transparent on the choices it makes and why it makes them. "I never want the public to lose confidence in ASIC again in the same way it did after the Royal Commission," Longo said. "And maintaining confidence ...

Atlas Arteria rejects 'exploitative' IFM takeover bid

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
Atlas Arteria has recommended shareholders reject IFM's hostile takeover bid, calling it "too low, opportunistic and highly conditional". The toll road operator said each independent director will reject IFM's offer and told shareholders to simply ignore ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... compensation for default is very low, but defaults have also been low," he says. Rauch also notes an insatiable demand for public market credit, whether it's high yield, investment grade, mortgages or even in the private space. Spreads might have ...

Pinnacle, National Pension Service of Korea up stake in Metrics

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
Pinnacle Investment Management and South Korea's public pension fund have bumped up their stakes in private credit specialist Metrics Credit Holdings. Pinnacle will acquire an additional 6.8% in Metrics to take its total ownership to 35%. The total ...

Rest calls on government to fix 'motherhood penalty'

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... credits", which are payments designed to offset the impact of unpaid care on retirement balances. Rest general manager of public policy and advocacy Enrico Burgio said the current system fails to properly recognise unpaid care as a form of economic contribution. ...

QIC faces heat over aviation firefighting asset privatisation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... investment?" Garrett noted industry super funds have built their reputation on serving workers and investing in long-term public interest. "It is entirely reasonable for members and affiliated unions to ask whether backing a sovereign fund pursuing the ...

Cbus members to see 46% increase in insurance fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... as a result of increased claims. In April, Financial Standard reported members of Commonwealth Super Corporation's Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan (PSSap) were also facing a rise. From May 1, the premiums for Total and Permanent Disablement ...