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QIC faces heat over aviation firefighting asset privatisation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... QIC is facing pressure from the United Firefighters Union of Australia Aviation Branch (UFUAV) over its involvement in a deal that could effectively privatise part of Australia's Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Service (ARFFS). The ARFFS is owned and ...

Navigator Global buys shares in 17 managers, enters partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... the asset manager lifecycle and advances its vision to be a leading partner to alternative managers globally. Following the deal, Navigator will have some 29 partner firms. "With deep experience in sourcing, structuring and scaling alternative asset ...

Pengana plots AI-focused LIT launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... product will build on this collaboration by using GCM Grosvenor's existing investment platform, manager relationships and deal-sourcing capabilities to a more targeted mandate focused specifically on private, non-publicly traded AI and AI-related opportunities. ...

Clime Investment offloads SMA business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... comprising $1 million in equity and vendor finance of $5 million. It retains a 10% interest in the newly combined business. The deal involved Clime retaining selected high-net-worth family office relationships operating under portfolio management arrangements ...

Sequoia abandons InterPrac sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... representatives to invest in the failed funds. ASIC insisted a receiver must be appointed to investigate and report on whether the deal made between Sequoia and Conquest is "bona fide, fair and reasonable", and report on InterPrac's financial position ...

M&A is not a 'scattergun' approach: AZ NGA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
Since completing its first-ever deal over a decade ago, AZ NGA has completed more than 200 transactions but each of them carries the same purpose to scaling the advice platform, which isn't a "scattergun" approach, AZ NGA group chief executive Paul ...

IFM expands UK presence with acquisitions

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
IFM Investors will obtain 100% ownership of UK-based Nala Renewables and Briggs Equipment UK through two separate transactions. Currently visiting the UK with several superannuation funds, IFM Investors announced the acquisitions to further enhance ...

Natural capability head at QIC exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
QIC's lead for its natural capability team has left the post following a strategic review at the $135 billion institutional investment manager. Andrew Champion was appointed the principal of natural capital in November 2021 and then promoted as head ...

Macquarie sells stake in US utility provider

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... worked closely with Cleco's management team to modernise its operations through long-term, targeted capital investments. The deal will bring investors with capital, industry expertise and a local presence to support Cleco in continuing to provide safe ...

Treasury to abolish CGT discount: Reports

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... where some of those intergenerational issues are most obvious. We are working through a range of options to see if we can deal with them or address them in a responsible way." Housing Industry Association (HIA) managing director Jocelyn Martin said proposed ...