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ASIC bans another former MWL adviser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
ASIC has banned Sydney-based former financial adviser John Morgan from providing financial services, controlling an entity that carries on a financial services business or performing any function involved in the carrying on of a financial services business ...

Partners Wealth Group unveils new identity for Partners Private

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... horizon and disciplined decision-making." PWG believes the new platform will also accommodate the accelerated demand for alternative investments amid heightened market volatility. Since inception in 2012, under its previous structure, the platform raised ...

Aussie private credit shows strength, lures offshore investors: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
... the report read. "The sector anticipates accelerated growth driven by diversification demands from investors seeking alternative return sources." Conversely, Australian investors are investing "significant capital" to global private credit funds. Several ...

NGS Super awards mandate to Milliman FRM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
NGS Super has named Milliman Financial Risk Management (FRM) as its new implementation manager. NGS Super senior portfolio manager for alternatives Carson Drummond said the partnership improves flexibility and efficiency in the fund's internal tactical ...

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 ...

GESB loses another key executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... enabled GESB to accept superannuation guarantee payments from non-public sector employers. "While he was not looking for alternative employment and was focused on helping us deliver our runway of initiatives, he was presented with an opportunity at Hancock ...

Regal Partners appoints chair-elect

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... executive at Oceania Capital Partners and Publishing and Broadcasting. "Regal Partners has established itself as a leading alternative investment manager in Australia, with a diversified platform and impressive investment track record, underpinned by ...

Dimon warns private credit crisis will hurt retail investors most

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
JPMorgan Chase chair and chief executive Jamie Dimon says while the current private credit crisis does not pose a systemic risk, retail investors will be among the worst affected should 'anything go wrong'. In his annual letter to shareholders ...

AQR picks SG Hiscock & Company as distribution partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... managed fund invests in futures contracts and derivatives across commodities, currencies, fixed income, equities and alternative markets. It seeks to produce attractive risk-adjusted returns while targeting a low long-term average correlation to traditional ...

Challenger injects $3.7bn in BOQ, bolsters private credit book

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... asset class in Australia and globally," Challenger said. "Investment-grade private credit is emerging as a compelling alternative to public fixed income, offering enhanced yields and access to high-quality cash flows outside traditional bond markets. ...