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Geopolitical risks force family offices into alternatives, cash: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... benefiting from increased allocations and now make up 42% of single-family office portfolios, up from 39% in 2022. Private credit and infrastructure specifically are the most-favoured alternatives. Nearly one-third (32%) of family offices intend to increase ...

Pacific Current Group appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
A former super fund chief executive is becoming chair of Pacific Current Group (PAC). Justin Arter has been named as the incoming chair of the ASX-listed multi-boutique manager. He will commence on July 1, succeeding Tony Robinson who has served on ...

Msquared Capital secures $150m warehouse facility with Australian bank

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
Private credit manager Msquared Capital has established its inaugural $150 million warehouse facility in partnership with "a leading Australian bank." Msquared said that the partnership marked a significant step in the firm's evolution, positioning ...

Super tax requires a 'holistic' review: ASA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
The Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA) is urging the federal government to reconsider the proposed terms on the Division 296 superannuation tax. The super tax has received mixed opinions since its announcement, but the Labor government has insisted ...

BFA Global heads offshore

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... Victor Smorgon Group. Previously, Belz served as executive director at Goldman Sachs in Australia and Hong Kong and at Credit Suisse in Sydney and New York.

BlackRock names new insto lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... and Western Australia. Jenkins brings over 25 years' of experience to the role. Most recently, he spent 16 years at Credit Suisse in Hong Kong and Singapore as head of equity distribution and prime sales for Asia Pacific. In this role, he was responsible ...

Bentham adds to distribution team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... Joshua Poia as business development manager. The strategic hires come as Bentham continues to see heightened demand for credit strategies driven by market volatility and a shift toward defensive portfolio allocations. René Tetteroo joins after over ...

Trade war threat sparks allocation rethink by asset owners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... achieve better investment returns." A third super fund representative said that more capital is being allocated to private credit. That representative also noted, "historically, we had very little in private equity." However, in the past year, the fund ...

Nuveen reaches $650m in commitments for local RE debt strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... (CPP Investments) for its Australian real estate debt strategy. CPP Investments has contributed $300 million through CPPIB Credit Investments, joining Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) and Temasek. The strategy focuses on the ...

Aussies feeling FOMO on private markets: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... markets following its discussion paper on the dynamics between public and private markets, particularly on the private credit sector " due to its opacity rapid growth, and untested status in a downturn."