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Russell Investments secures $1.8bn funding from Apollo

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... Hawkes Bay Airport, an investment fund and other assets. Russell Investments and Invest Blue also launched the Cornerstone Private Markets Managed Portfolio last year, offering advised clients exposure to private assets. The Cornerstone Private Markets ...

AMP delivers 11% for members in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... returns were driven by overweight positions in global shares throughout much of the year, complemented by contributions from private debt and diversified credit. "Maintaining sustainable returns underpins our long-term approach to turning down the noise ...

No room for a neutral stance in 2026: BlackRock

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... public sector balance sheets," the report said. Based on current trends, BlackRock said that it sees opportunities in private credit and infrastructure supporting this financing. "Elevated debt and competing fiscal priorities [...] limit the public sector's ...

Temasek joins consortium to acquire Clearwater Analytics

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
Temasek has joined a private equity consortium that will acquire Clearwater Analytics for US$8.4 billion ($12.5bn). The consortium led by private equity firms Permira and Warburg Pincus is offering US$24.55 per share for the NYSE-listed software company ...

Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... several fronts. Public market exposure to companies positioned to benefit from rising resource output is drawing attention. Private credit is emerging as a critical channel, offering financing to local firms starved of capital. Infrastructure investment ...

AllianceBernstein promotes private wealth head to president

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... client needs. He joined the firm five years ago as head of global client group and was given the additional role of head of private wealth in July 2022. Erzan will continue to lead AB's private wealth management, global asset management distribution ...

MetLife completes PineBridge acquisition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 DEC 2025
... acquired in the transaction are held by investors outside of the US, with one-third in Asia, but it excludes PineBridge's private equity funds group business and its joint venture in China. Commenting, MetLife chief financial officer and head of ...

Most read in 2025: Executive appointments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... Top ART executives depart in reshuffle Australia Retirement Trust appointed new heads for its equities, fixed-income, private debt and capital markets businesses following a revamp of its investment team. The superannuation giant's plan to simplify ...

Pump and dump conspirators sentenced

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... their roles in a scheme to pump up share prices in Australian stocks before dumping them at inflated prices. They formed a private group on the messaging service Telegram to discuss and select penny stocks, which they would then share in the public Telegram ...

Janus Henderson acquired for $11bn, set to go private

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... initial proposal was made public. It is trading at $71.26 (US$47.45) per share on the NYSE at the time of publication. As a private company, Janus Henderson will continue to be led by chief executive Ali Dibadj while maintaining its presence in both ...