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Alternative Investment Awards winners announced

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
Last night at the 24 th Annual Hedge Funds Rock fundraising dinner, the Alternative Future Foundation (AFF) announced the winners of its Australian Alternative Investment Awards for 2025. In addition to 11 categories, the awards also recognise a Fund ...

Shield collapse brings wholesale governance to the forefront

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
The failures of Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund has pushed governance to the forefront - particularly among wholesale investors, according to Magellan Financial Group. Sophia Rahmani, chief executive and managing director of Magellan ...

Platinum shareholders greenlight L1 Capital merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... "The combination of Platinum and L1 Capital will create a market-leading investment platform of listed equities and alternative investment strategies with total AUM of approximately $16.5 billion as at 30 June 2025." "The merger provides Platinum shareholders ...

Aura Group explores ASX listing, appoints advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... co-founder and managing director Calvin Ng said. With more than $1.3 billion in funds under management and advice, the alternative fund manager offers venture capital, private equity, digital assets and multi-asset strategies. Founded in Sydney in late ...

Zenith reaffirms Metrics ratings amid doubts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
Zenith Investment Partners has reaffirmed all ratings for Metrics Credit Partners' funds following the recent downgrades by another research house. Two of Metrics' funds were downgraded by Lonsec over governance concerns earlier this month. ...

Rest invests $390m in US REIT

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... real estate investment trust STORE Capital. The super fund said the property investment shows how growing demand for alternative sources of commercial finance reflects the opportunities created by changes to debt financing markets. The co-investment ...

Insurers' approaches reinforcing mental health stigma: Life CCC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... health condition. Of the underwriting guidelines reviewed, almost all relied solely on exclusions rather than exploring alternative ways to manage risk, such as higher premiums, limits, or caps, the Life CCC said. This approach can limit access to cover ...

Ben Samild to leave Future Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
Future Fund chief investment officer Ben Samild is leaving the sovereign wealth fund for a new role. Samild has been with the Future Fund since 2013 when he joined as head of alternatives. He was named chief investment officer in August 2023 after serving ...

Bennelong FM expands into private credit with US partnership

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... Capital is a specialist international manager with the proven expertise and scale to offer a valuable private credit alternative to local investors," said John Burke, chief executive at Bennelong Funds Management. Alex Kim, managing director and head ...

Australia's top allocators to share insights at InDay

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... director Mick Solimene will also appear. The Family Office and Manager InDay is just one event happening at Sydney Alternative Investment Week, running September 22-26 at The Fullerton Hotel Sydney. To view the full program and buy tickets for the Family ...