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Investors back active management

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... diversifications beyond the US, while 37.3% are allocating more capital to private markets, real assets and liquid alternatives as investors seek broader sources of return and income. Geopolitical tensions remain the dominant concern, with 76.1% of Australian ...

NZ Super names private equity lead

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... growing investment portfolios. Fletcher joins from Fisher Funds, where he managed the firm's global private equity and alternatives portfolio. His career also includes senior investment roles at Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Carlyle AlpInvest. In the ...

HMC Capital wins $1.3bn private credit insto mandate

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... $1.35 billion for its private credit strategy in Australian commercial real estate (CRE) lending. The ASX-listed alternatives asset manager has already received $375 million of seed assets. On full deployment, HMC's private credit strategy's assets under ...

Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... risk of anti-selection behaviour by prospective insureds," the judgement read. "While there were equally practicable alternatives to the pre-existing condition terms, those alternatives would not result in any significantly lesser burden on the consumer." ...

FinCap launches private markets platform targeting wholesale investors

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... designed to broaden wholesale investor access to institutional grade private market opportunities, as demand for alternatives continues to grow. The FinCap Private Markets Platform will initially offer three managed portfolios spanning private equity ...

Product showcase: Reframing financial advice

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... 5, 10 or 20 years? The answers can determine whether existing structures remain fit for purpose and if not, what alternatives are needed. A sense of responsibility Because incoming new tax rules may fundamentally reshape tax positions for years to come ...

AZ NGA appoints chief people and tech officers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... change capability, with a focus on experience and delivery. AZ NGA has appointed former head of managed accounts and alternatives at MLC Neil Gellett as the head of product. Gellett will develop AZ NGA's product strategy, establish product governance ...

Rest appoints head of CIO office

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
... chief investment officer. Pasika has been with the fund since 2020 working across private equity and the broader alternatives portfolio. She served as head of private equity and head of growth alternatives. Previously, she worked in private equity at ...

Unit trusts FUM 'plateaued': Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... international large caps, bonds (credit/high yield), bonds diversified, Australian large caps, multi-asset class, cash, alternatives, infrastructure, emerging markets equities, Australian equity income, international small caps, Australian small caps ...

Proposed CGT reforms could upend HNW low advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... widening the gap between demand and access, alongside growing client complexity across retirement, succession, tax, alternatives and whole-of-wealth oversight. CoreData chief executive Andrew Inwood said what is concerning is Australia is entering its ...