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UK's Nest to invest $860m in private companies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... revenues and high free cash flows. Nest said the mandate is part of its strategy to invest 30% of its assets in private markets by 2030. "Our priority is always to deliver positive, long-term outcomes for our members. This investment helps build a more ...

CFS awards $370m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... State (CFS) awarded a $370 million mandate to New Zealand-based infrastructure manager Morrison to tap its global private markets strategy. CFS has already made commitments to Morrison's value-add strategy across fund and discretionary co-investments. ...

Australian Ethical launches climate-focused private markets fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
Australian Ethical has launched a new fund for wholesale investors to access institutional grade private markets investments, with a cornerstone commitment of up to $125 million from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). CEFC's commitment to ...

Dimon warns private credit crisis will hurt retail investors most

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... never happen," he said. In his annual letter to investors, BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink doubled down on private markets opportunities, saying the fund manager aims to raise US$400 billion from infrastructure, private credit and alternatives by ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Future Fund, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
Australia's sovereign wealth fund has seen another senior exit, coming just a week after private markets leaders David Bluff and Tammi Fisher stepped down. Simon Fraser, who served as acting executive director of overlays and treasury management ...

North adds private markets SMA for retail investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
Russell Investments is launching a private markets managed portfolio on AMP's North platform for advised clients, available from March 30. With a minimum investment of $25,000, the separately managed account (SMA) portfolio is designed to address ...

Wealth levels triple for middle Australia: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... invest for their members in unlisted assets - such as infrastructure like airports and toll roads, property and private markets - has acted as a stabilising force in the economy. The report found Australia's profit-to-member super system has grown into ...

Fink doubles down on private markets ambitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... outsourcing clients. We have a significant opportunity to deliver better outcomes and experiences for clients in their private markets allocations," Fink said in his annual investor letter. "We see a sizable opportunity to bring private markets to more ...

Aware Super appoints head of private equity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... Aware Super has appointed Alex Satchcroft as head of private equity, reporting to the newly appointed head of private markets Jenny Newmarch who took on the role last month. As head of private equity, Satchcroft will lead the development and execution ...

S64, Ardian partner to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... portfolio. S64's Australian Unit Trust Platform aims to give financial intermediaries the ability to distribute private markets and listed alternatives opportunities to wholesale and advised retail clients through product manufacturing solutions and ...