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FEATURE: Private equity | Time to deploy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Private markets have experienced significant growth in recent years, and investors are showing no signs of slowing down. Global private equity (PE) investment rose from US$1.8 trillion in 2024 to US$2.1 trillion in 2025, despite a decline in deal volume ...

Future Fund targets $15m in savings, reviews staffing

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Future Fund will cut costs by $10 to $15 million in FY27, in a bid to ensure costs and staffing levels remain appropriate for the years ahead. It expects further savings in subsequent years. Australia's sovereign wealth fund said it will achieve ...

Treasury mulls increased powers for TPB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Treasury is seeking feedback on draft legislation that would give the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) stronger regulatory powers and enable greater sanctions. The draft legislation proposes to introduce criminal penalties for unregistered tax return preparers ...

HESTA confirms deputy chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
The $102 billion industry super fund has appointed its first deputy chief investment officer, promoting from within. Jeff Brunton has been named in the newly created role, which he will perform in tandem with his existing responsibilities as head of ...

AZ NGA acquires Tasmanian advice firm

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
AZ NGA has acquired Hobart-based financial advisory firm Foundation Wealth Advisers (FWA). FWA specialises in advice for retirees and pre retirees across Hobart and surrounding regions. It is led by principal and private client advisers Stuart Bale ...

Spheria launches active ETF for small caps fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Spheria Asset Management's Spheria Australian Smaller Companies Fund - Active ETF (ASX: SPHX) will be available on the ASX tomorrow, launching amid strong momentum shown across the broader ETF market despite volatility from the Middle East. Spheria ...

Australia is 'laissez-faire' on eligibility for semi-liquid investments: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
While investors in the US are becoming increasingly acquainted with semi-liquid structures, the story is vastly different here in Australia due to its regulatory landscape, Morningstar said. Morningstar's Demystifying Semiliquid Fund Structures - An ...

Unit pricing errors hit two Mercer funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Investors in Mercer's Passive Global Listed Property Fund and Cash Fund have been hit with unit pricing errors. The Passive Global Listed Property Fund reported incorrect unit prices between 8 December 2025 to 5 February 2026 and 10 February 2026 ...

UK's Nest to invest $860m in private companies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
The UK's largest pension scheme by members has selected a manager to oversee a significant new open-ended mandate. Crescent Capital Group will manage a direct lending mandate for Nest to the tune of $858.5 million (£450m). The money is to be deployed ...

Ausbil strengthens distribution ranks

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Ausbil Investment Management appointed Rob Lester as business development manager for NSW and ACT. With more than 10 years of experience in retail distribution, equities research and client advisory, Lester will be responsible for servicing wholesale ...