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ART, Mubadala back CBRE's infrastructure platform

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... consortium of global investors including Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund Mubadala, in funding CBRE Investment Management-backed critical infrastructure platform Accelerate. Accelerate Infrastructure Opportunities acquires, owns, and manages real estate ...

Lead generation a 'conveyor belt of harm': Longo

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... said. "Everyday Australians who signed up for a free super check have instead lost their life savings." Longo strongly backed Treasury's ongoing consultation on lead generator and superannuation switching activities. The government wants feedback on ...

Rest calls on government to fix 'motherhood penalty'

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... Australia, with Australian women retiring with 26% less super than men. Rest said around two thirds of surveyed members backed government intervention to compensate for lost super during periods of unpaid care, with support even higher among women. While ...

SMC backs proposal to close family violence super loophole

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... creates a serious gap in the system, allowing financial gain from harmful behaviour. In a submission to Treasury, the group backed the introduction of a clear rule that would give super fund trustees the authority to withhold payments from perpetrators ...

Natural capability head at QIC exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... after originating and executing several major deals. The pair oversees deployment of capital as the Queensland government-backed fund expands its global infrastructure debt portfolios for institutional investors.

FEATURE: Private equity | Time to deploy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... competition heats up. "In terms of deal value, 2025 was a very strong year for the PE market globally. We saw PE investors backed by record levels of dry powder more than willing to make large deals focused on assets at the top end of the market," KPMG ...

Macquarie-backed IDA sets up $150m credit warehouse

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
IDA, a specialist real estate private credit and investment manager backed by Macquarie Asset Management, has established a $150 million senior credit warehouse to support investments. UBS has provided the senior financing to the facility. IDA is backed ...

IP Group launches $50m cleantech fund with CEFC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
IP Group, which is backed by Hostplus, has launched the IP Group Climate Catalyst Fund alongside the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). The fund will help scale Australian technologies that can decarbonise hard-to-abate industries, targeting a ...

Potential US recession in three years: Global insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... to increase their allocation to private assets this year, consistent with previous years. Within private credit, asset-backed finance is drawing the greatest interest, with a net 38% of respondents planning to increase allocations over the coming year. ...

Brighter Super, QIC back autonomous robot company

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... focused on automating maintenance for the global rail and aviation industries. The Series A raise led by QIC Ventures and backed by its Brighter Super mandate and Taronga Group drummed up $8 million in commitments. The deal is part of the $50 million ...