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Chalmers flags pension, super spending in Budget update

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... Chalmers said it will confirm the economy is likely to continue to gather momentum. "An important feature of this is the private sector recovery that we've been planning for and preparing for, which is really starting to take shape," he said. "The mid-year ...

Aberdeen to acquire $3bn worth of MFS funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... fund. Meanwhile, five MFS taxable fixed income funds will be merged to create a multi-sector fixed income CEF (including private credit), Aberdeen said. Both combined funds will benefit from significant scale, creating a springboard for future growth ...

Natixis bolsters distribution leadership

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... During this time, Shelest accumulated a wealth of investment expertise and increased consultant coverage across public and private markets, Natixis said. This appointment follows broader momentum towards growth for Natixis' in Australia, it said. The ...

South Korea looks to Australia for next sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... how to invest. It will be seeded with $152 billion; half in government guaranteed bonds and the other coming from the private sector. The aim is to reinvigorate the country's slowing national economy. Currently, South Korea's existing wealth fund, Korea ...

FEATURE: Private credit | At the precipice

GLENDA KORPORAAL  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... warning by JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon about the possibility of there being more "cockroaches" in the US private credit market has sparked a flurry of debate about risks in the market at a time when its potential is being assessed by Australian ...

Super moves: AustralianSuper, UniSuper, Team Super, CFS, TAL

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... exciting time to be joining the business, with ambitious growth plans for the future," he said. Meanwhile, Max Finkel, a private markets analyst at UniSuper, has joined industry fund-owned IFM Investors as a fund analyst in the property team. In the ...

Brighter Super names acting CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... spokesperson said. Before entering the superannuation sector, O'Donnell worked as a portfolio manager with Whitehaven Private Portfolios. Following the announcement of his September departure as investment chief, Rider has confirmed plans to take ...

Vanguard identifies strongest asset classes for coming decade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... weak productivity growth, which have reduced the economy's potential growth rate. As a result, even a modest rebound in private demand and GDP growth could stall disinflationary momentum earlier in the year, as tight labour market, combined with lacklustre ...

Brookfield, sovereign wealth fund sign AI joint venture

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... in the AI infrastructure space, however said assets like large-scale data centres don't always consistently align with private debt mandates. This is because of embedded technology risk, short innovation cycles, and potential overbuild concerns. For ...

Russell Investments wins two mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... of today's and tomorrow's ratepayers," he said. Russell Investments and Invest Blue recently launched the Cornerstone Private Markets Managed Portfolio, offering advised clients exposure to private assets. The Cornerstone Private Markets Managed Portfolio ...