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'We have entered a new economic era': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... sectors, using economic coercion to achieve its political aims and openly fostering closer ties with Russia, Iran and North Korea," Yeaman said. But geopolitical tensions are not the only issues facing the global economy. Yeaman said there is a "massive" ...

Australia dominates APAC real estate private credit raisings

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... sector, capturing 40% of the $17.0 billion (US$11.2bn) raised in APAC between 2020 and 2024, followed by India (36%), South Korea (11%) and Japan (5%). The Knight Frank report projects there will be US$90 to US$110 billion in private credit growth over ...

Brookfield raises $4bn for new alts fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
... digitalisation, decarbonisation and deglobalisation megatrends, particularly in markets such as Australia, Japan, South Korea and Singapore," Robertson said. "Our Asia Pacific investors recognise the tailwinds for infrastructure debt and we are pleased ...

Zenith reaffirms Metrics ratings amid doubts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
Zenith Investment Partners has reaffirmed all ratings for Metrics Credit Partners' funds following the recent downgrades by another research house. Two of Metrics' funds were downgraded by Lonsec over governance concerns earlier this month. ...

DWS names APAC real estate business lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... backed by our firm commitment to the region." Nauman said: "Building upon our historically strong foundation in Japan and Korea is central to our strategy, with a particular focus on the Living sector, especially in Australia. Our skilled regional team ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
Financial services firms stand at a pivotal juncture. Those in one camp, with their heads buried in the sand, can no longer ignore the fact that artificial intelligence (AI), particularly its sidekick generative AI (GenAI), is everywhere. The other ...

Real estate private credit market tips towards $153bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
... 42% increase from 2015-2019. Australia took the lion's share of capital raised ($7bn), followed by India ($6.3bn), South Korea ($1.8bn) and Japan ($1.4bn). Average fund sizes have also surpassed the US$100 million ($153m) mark since 2022. The cash flows ...

Invesco acquires RetireAustralia for $845m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... long-term investment trends, combined with its strong track record of investing in the senior living sector across South Korea, Australia, and the US, made it an ideal shareholder and partner for RetireAustralia. "By working together, I believe we will ...

Lendlease awarded Malaysian pension fund mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025
... mandate for the management of Aurora Place in Sydney, on behalf of existing capital partner National Pension Service of Korea, and the introduction of two new Japanese investment partners, Sotetsu Urban Creates and Yasuda Real Estate, into the Lendlease ...

ETF market breaks through $280bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... Global X Physical Palladium (ETPMPT); Betashares Global Defence ETF (ARMR); Global X Uranium ETF (ATOM); iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (IKO); Betashares Video Games and Esports ETF (GAME); and Betashares Gold Bullion ETF (Currency Hedged) (QAU). In terms ...