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Mubadala enters $754m JV with Barings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
Mubadala Investment Company and Barings, as a subsidiary of MassMutual, have launched a new $754 million (US$500m) global real estate debt partnership. Mubadala will be investing alongside MassMutual, and the joint venture will be managed by Barings. ...

Why a single insto client is a massive business risk

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
The closures of several active fund managers following the loss of a major mandate has underscored the importance of having a diversified client base, as one $2.2 billion manager warns this has become a substantial business risk. This year alone saw ...

Centrepoint Alliance expects core profit to top guidance

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... Developed in partnership with FNZ, it provides advisers with both an investment and super Wrap solution. Centrepoint said the launch of IconiQ is a key strategic growth initiative with the objective of diversifying revenue, entering the Australian platform ...

TAL enhances TPD offering, support for self-employed customers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... provide mental healthcare programs last month. The life insurer has updated the Accelerated Protection offering with the launch of the TPD Support Option, specifically for certain mental health, chronic fatigue and functional conditions where recovery ...

South Korea looks to Australia for next sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
South Korea is establishing another sovereign wealth fund, with this one to be modelled on the Future Fund. Launching the National Growth Fund yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Yooncheol Koo said the government would ...

ASFA expands financial crime prevention framework for super trustees

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has launched two new tools to help super trustees strengthen their fraud controls. The new features, dubbed the Scams and Fraud Toolkit and the Scams Policy Template, are now available and ...

Dexus doubles stake in Brisbane shopping centre to 50%

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
Dexus has launched the Dexus Strategic Investment Trust (DSIT) series, acquiring 25% stake in Westfield Chermside, Brisbane to seed the first fund in the series DSIT1. The real estate asset manager has bought the stake in shopping centre from Scentre ...

Brookfield, sovereign wealth fund sign AI joint venture

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
Brookfield is partnering with a newly established subsidiary of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) to fund and develop artificial intelligence infrastructure. Earlier this week, the QIA launched Qai, a dedicated AI company. The aim is for Qai to develop ...

Russell Investments wins two mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
Russell Investments has won two mandates from councils in New Zealand, collectively amounting to about $100 million. Napier City Council appointed Russell Investments as its investment manager to work closely with its funds management arm Ahuriri Investment ...

Prime Super awards fixed income mandate

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... Earlier this year, MFS expanded its equity product offering for Australian wholesale and institutional investors with the launch of the MFS Global Contrarian Equity Trust, which seeks to identify divergences between the price and value of large-cap companies ...