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FinCap launches private markets platform targeting wholesale investors

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... designed to broaden wholesale investor access to institutional grade private market opportunities, as demand for alternatives continues to grow. The FinCap Private Markets Platform will initially offer three managed portfolios spanning private equity ...

Product showcase: Reframing financial advice

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... 5, 10 or 20 years? The answers can determine whether existing structures remain fit for purpose and if not, what alternatives are needed. A sense of responsibility Because incoming new tax rules may fundamentally reshape tax positions for years to come ...

AZ NGA appoints chief people and tech officers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... change capability, with a focus on experience and delivery. AZ NGA has appointed former head of managed accounts and alternatives at MLC Neil Gellett as the head of product. Gellett will develop AZ NGA's product strategy, establish product governance ...

Rest appoints head of CIO office

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
... chief investment officer. Pasika has been with the fund since 2020 working across private equity and the broader alternatives portfolio. She served as head of private equity and head of growth alternatives. Previously, she worked in private equity at ...

Unit trusts FUM 'plateaued': Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... international large caps, bonds (credit/high yield), bonds diversified, Australian large caps, multi-asset class, cash, alternatives, infrastructure, emerging markets equities, Australian equity income, international small caps, Australian small caps ...

Proposed CGT reforms could upend HNW low advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... widening the gap between demand and access, alongside growing client complexity across retirement, succession, tax, alternatives and whole-of-wealth oversight. CoreData chief executive Andrew Inwood said what is concerning is Australia is entering its ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... for both funds respectively. The other part of the equation is who invests in these funds. Cbus head of debt and alternatives Linda Cunningham says over the last five years there has been a rise in packaging up and selling private credit funds to retail ...

Buyer beware: Private credit as a defensive play

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... [ranging from] investment-grade replacements to sub-investment grade replacements to opportunistic and high-risk alternatives. Each of those can have a valid place in people's portfolio, depending on client objectives. "Once you deal with that question ...

UniSuper makes investment changes for High Growth option

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... been updated to exclude companies with any reported revenue from the production of tobacco, manufacture of nicotine alternatives and tobacco-based products, excluding the supply of key products necessary for the manufacture of tobacco or nicotine products. ...

ART overhauls death and TPD insurance fees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... allocation to Australian shares by 1% and increasing allocation in international shares by 0.75% and unlisted assets and alternatives category by 0.5%. It will increase its fixed income allocation by 0.75% and reduce cash holdings by 1%.