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Macquarie AM to deliver over 100MW in South Korea

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... site acquisition, permitting, and project financing, as the joint venture continues to pursue domestic data centre investments, it said. Meanwhile, Gabia, supported by its subsidiary KINX, will manage end-to-end service operations such as data centre ...

MIS review ignores key issues: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... that have contributed to the collapse of funds, and legislate to prevent related-party transactions and related-party investments in defined circumstances. Compliance plan standards should be raised and clearly defined while MIS recurrent and real-time ...

Structural headwinds driving Australian capital offshore: Redican

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
Structural impediments in the local economy are making offshore investments more appealing for Australian investors, according to NSW Treasury Corporation chief economist Brian Redican. Speaking on the 2026 Financial Standard Economic Outlook webinar ...

AFCA reveals outcome of final lead decision

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... for providing services to the SMSF in May 2023 and, only a year later, in May 2024, advised the SMSF to dispose of investments in Shield and another fund. The complainant claimed that UGC failed to provide timely advice or proper instructions on how ...

Former IFM executives branch out, launch Black Kite Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... from Scarcity Partners. Last October, IFM announced it was dumping its private equity strategy to prioritise global investments, explaining it had struggled to scale the local strategy. Some $1 billion was invested in the private equity portfolio, representing ...

Future Group to buy Towers Watson RSE licence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... were transferred to Australian Retirement Trust. The Linfox Staff Superannuation Fund was also offloaded to Russell Investments. There are currently no super funds attached to the Towers Watson RSE, however once acquired Future Group will be able to ...

Platform cybersecurity, service quality now advisers' deciding factors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... on integration quality, workflow efficiency and service responsiveness. We have been impressed with the significant investments that platforms have made in innovation, but expectations have risen even faster," Cappe said. The report gathered data of ...

Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... Future Fund's executive director of alternatives, has been elected trustee of the Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI), the industry body promoting best-practice standards across alternative investments. As a trustee, Gupta will focus ...

Australian Ethical unveils strong half-year results

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... phase of its super business expansion. "With the scale we have now achieved, we are well positioned to make these investments and continue to deliver growth in profitability," McMurdo said. "Positive net flows are expected to continue in the second half ...

Generation Life expands investment menu

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... evolving needs of investors and financial advisers," he added. The private market strategies includes the MPC Wholesale Investments Fund managed by Metrics Credit Partners, which provides private credit exposure through income-generating lending strategies. ...