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I Squared Capital forays into Aussie private wealth space

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
I Squared Capital is expanding its global private wealth business into Australia with the launch of the evergreen ISQ OpenInfra AUT Fund. The global infrastructure investment manager with $85 billion in assets under management has also appointed Linda ...

JANA launches private credit trust

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
JANA Investment Advisers has launched the JANA Private Credit Trust, expanding its suite of investment trusts to provide wholesale investors with access to a diversified global private credit strategy through an institutional-quality investment structure. ...

ART strikes $883m QLD Westfield deal

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
... Westfield Mt Gravatt, while ART's long-term investment partner QIC will manage its interest in the asset. ART general manager of mid risk assets Michael Weaver said the centres scale, performance and development potential made it an attractive long-term ...

AIA Australia reveals stark gender divide in IP claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... evenly distributed - led by mental illness, musculoskeletal conditions, and accidents - and tend to occur younger, typically in mid- to late-40s. Female claims were more concentrated, with mental illness and musculoskeletal conditions accounting for ...

JPMAM expands private equity strategy to wealth clients

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... equity strategy to private wealth clients. JPMF is a diversified, multi-manager private equity fund focused on small- and mid-market opportunities, with significant allocations to secondaries and co-investment transactions. JPMAM chief executive for ...

Super funds show unpreparedness on Payday Super

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... However, across all funds, the proportion of MVRs rejected by super funds fell from 11.92% in the first week of July to 3.04% by mid-August - a reduction of approximately 75%. The firm said this shows industry performance has "improved" since implementation ...

Challenger lifts earnings fuelled by annuity sales

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
Challenger has delivered a 3% increase in normalised net profit after tax to $468 million for FY26, alongside stronger annuity sales and a significant increase in shareholder returns. The result was supported by a 19% increase in annuity sales to $6.2 ...

CareSuper hires from AustralianSuper, Rest

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026
... management, while Andrew Thomas commenced as general manager portfolio design. Coming from AustralianSuper where she was head of mid risk portfolio strategy and research for nearly five years, Melville is responsible for driving the fund's investment ...

AI advice boom highlights urgent need for affordable advice: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026
Australians are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to understand their superannuation and retirement options, but new research suggests many remain reluctant to rely on AI alone for major financial decisions. Research commissioned by the ...

The SILC Group brings US wholesale fund Down Under

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026
... launch the Felix Global Partners Fund, offering exposure to a concentrated portfolio of 15 to 30 high-quality global small- and mid-cap companies outside Australia. The fund has been established with The SILC Group as trustee and licensee, providing ...