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Investors rotate into fixed income as diversification demand grows: Capital Group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... The survey conducted among 300 senior investment professionals across Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America, showed 72% of respondents plan to adjust credit portfolio composition over the next 12 months, while 67% are focused on increasing ...

Senior housing, retail stand out in global property markets: Bedingfield

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... accommodation to life sciences, data centres and senior housing. Instead, Bedingfield pointed to senior housing in North America as one of the most compelling structural growth stories in global property markets. "The boomers start turning 80 this year," ...

Macquarie Asset Management earnings soar to $2.6bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
Macquarie Asset Management's (MAM) earnings soared to $2.6 billion largely driven by bumper performance fees charged on its private markets transactions. MAM's net profit jumped 27% in its full-year reporting period ending March thanks to private ...

ART, Mubadala back CBRE's infrastructure platform

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has joined a consortium of global investors including Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund Mubadala, in funding CBRE Investment Management-backed critical infrastructure platform Accelerate. Accelerate Infrastructure Opportunities ...

Trump building 'better' super system than Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
US President Donald Trump has unveiled his new retirement savings plan, inspired by Australia's superannuation system. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the government designed a plan "that's something pretty close or in the direction of the ...

Macquarie sells stake in US utility provider

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
As part of a consortium, Macquarie Asset Management is selling its stake in Cleco, an electricity utility firm in the US, to Stonepeak and Bernhard Capital Partners. The consortium includes Macquarie Asset Management, British Columbia Investment Management ...

ASIC reviews AFSLs over finfluencer concerns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... of Action Against Unlawful Finfluencers, involving 17 regulators globally, including ASIC, across Asia, Europe, North America, South America and the Middle East to disrupt unlawful online financial promotion and warn consumers about misinformation. The ...

EQT raises $21.8bn for Asia Pacific private equity fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
EQT has raised US$15.6 billion ($21.8bn) for its BPEA Private Equity Fund IX, making it the largest ever dedicated Asia Pacific private equity fund raise to date. The investment giant said the fund will target businesses with resilient fundamentals ...

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 ...

CFS awards $370m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... by Lloyd Morrison, the fund manager's assets have grown to US$30 billion, investing in infrastructure across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. It targets sectors that include digital infrastructure, the energy transition and transport and logistics. ...