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Coastline Advice, Edge Advisory Partners to merge

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... significant shareholder in both businesses, AZ NGA will back the newly merged business. Through its 2024 acquisition of AMP's equity portfolio, AZ NGA initially gained a minority interest in Edge Advisory Partners, led by managing director and financial ...

Stonepeak acquires gas distribution network in Queensland

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... capitalise on these meaningful tailwinds," Keogh said. APA Group, one of the shareholders of Allgas, will divest 20% of its equity ownership of the gas network for $64 million. As part of the transaction, it will continue to provide corporate services ...

Receivers appointed to First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
The Federal Court has appointed receivers for the assets of First Mutual Private Equity (FMPE) and its sole director Gregory Raymond Cotton over allegations investor funds were gambled. Robert Woods and Salvatore Algeri of Deloitte SRT have been appointed ...

Perpetual extends exclusive talks for wealth management sale

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
Perpetual has extended the exclusivity deed with Bain Capital Private Equity to Q1 next year. In an ASX announcement this morning, Perpetual said while discussions are progressing well, there is no certainty of reaching a binding agreement, or that ...

Equity Trustees hit with additional licence conditions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has imposed additional licence conditions on Equity Trustees Superannuation Limited (ETSL) to address concerns relating to its investment governance frameworks and practices, including oversight ...

Rest exits co-investment with Motive Partners

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
Rest has ceased its interest in London-based data and analytics company With Intelligence, exiting its private equity co-investment with Motive Partners. Marking a significant milestone for the superannuation fund, the transaction represents its first ...

BlackRock loses $8.9bn pension fund mandate

MATT TOLEDO  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
PME Pensioenfonds, a Dutch pension fund with $105 billion in assets, has terminated an $8.9 billion equity mandate with BlackRock due to the manager's misalignment with the fund's environmental, social and governance framework. According to a release ...

Natixis bolsters distribution leadership

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... Australia, it said. The company continues to expand its wholesale fund offerings across equities, fixed income, and private equity through affiliate managers, including Loomis Sayles, Mirova, Vaughan Nelson, Flexstone Partners and IML. Natixis country ...

Three megatrends to watch in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... like asking, 'how long is a piece of string?' How persistent can these structural mega themes continue to be in driving equity market performance? That's the big debate I think we're going to have through 2026," Miller said. Schroders head of ...

South Korea looks to Australia for next sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... companies overseas through M&A and investing in domestic ventures". It said it will divide the investments into direct equity investments, indirect equity investments, infrastructure holdings, and low-interest lending support. "Temasek in Singapore basically ...