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MLC sets sights on top super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... optional anymore". "It's actually mandatory, because if [Australia is] going to be the second largest [super] system in the world, we need to aspire to deliver global best practice to our customers, and that's exactly what we intend to do," he ...

Kenya to establish sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... has had a severe public debt problem for some time, with its main creditors being the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. This was accrued on the back of rising inflation, high interest rates, floods and uncertainty resulting in protests ...

Government taps IFM, Plenary for Southeast Asia boost

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... that the Australian government has been a long-term supporter since 2008. "By 2040, Southeast Asia as a bloc will be the world's fourth-largest economy. That provides a great opportunity for private capital investment in greenfield public infrastructure," ...

Russell Investments launches private markets offering

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... too long, access to private markets has been limited to large institutions and ultra-wealthy investors. But many of the world's most innovative and successful companies are choosing to stay private. This managed portfolio allows our clients to participate ...

Strategic partnerships focus for global family businesses: Deloitte

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... the number of family businesses will rise 12% in 2030, Asia Pacific currently has the most number family businesses in the world totaling 7595. Family businesses currently account for 19% of all global business revenue.

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
At any given opportunity, policymakers and industry leaders love to boast about Australia's 'world-class' $4.3 trillion superannuation system. While investments and performance have been impressive and the system has taken the pressure off the government ...

Feature: Retirement | Rewarding risk

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... with advice can demystify retirement and help navigate the five risks which make up the SMILE framework. Australia has a world-class system and a growing number of innovative products, he says, which can deliver a comfortable retirement to a greater ...

APAC insurers favour multi-alternatives strategies: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... new research suggests. BlackRock's 2025 Global Insurance Report, which includes responses from life insurers across the world, highlighted that 30% are increasing their private markets allocation over the next 12 months. Close to three-in-five (58%) ...

Pinnacle acquires stake in Advantage Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... progress in exporting our unique multi-affiliate model globally. This transaction underscores our ability to partner with world-class teams with unique platforms in highly attractive asset classes and geographies." The transaction is expected to close ...

WAM takes over PIA board, vows to lift underperformance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... global private credit strategy that could increase fully franked dividends by 56% to 8.4c per share. "Unfortunately, in a world where investment markets continue to climb, largely due to the performance of a narrow band of companies, the PIA strategy ...