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ADQ absorbed by fellow Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
Abu Dhabi is consolidating two of its sovereign wealth funds, with L'IMAD Holding Company to take over the assets and investments of the $378 billion Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Group (ADQ). Abu Dhabi said it is creating "a sovereign investment ...

Multi-boutique expands to Australia, seeks partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
Multi-boutique Fairlight Capital Partners is expanding in Australia and is on the lookout for strategies it can introduce to its global network of family offices and institutional investors. Founded in 2018 by Thomas Gent, Charles Bamford and Alexander ...

PGIM expands into private credit secondaries

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
PGIM is betting big on private secondaries, as it plans to commit $1 billion over two years to the emerging asset class. PGIM said it plans to combine private credit and private equity secondaries, targeting a market where it expects deal volume to ...

Sovereign funds, instos raise $217m for Qld space tech developer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
A group of institutional investors, including various super funds, and the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC), Australia's sovereign investor in manufacturing capability, have formed a conglomerate to raise more than $217 million for ...

Blackstone promotes first private wealth hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
Blackstone, the world's largest alternative asset manager, has promoted a Sydney staffer to managing director. Lisa Rose has started a new position as managing director of private wealth just one year after being appointed principal at the US$1.2 ...

Forrests' donation crowns WA as most generous state: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
Andrew and Nicola Forrest's gifting of $5 billion worth of Fortescue shares to the Minderoo Foundation has crowned Western Australia the most generous state in the country, a new analysis by KPMG reveals. KPMG modelling of 2023 financial year Australian ...

Trump 'playing with fire' over Fed indictment threat

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
In an unprecedented move, the US Department of Justice served the US Federal Reserve (Fed) with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment over testimony Fed chair Jerome Powell gave at the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025. The testimony ...

Praemium governance executive joins MST

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
Damian Cilmi has left his position as head of investment managers and governance at Praemium to set up a new business at MST Financial. Cilmi, formerly head of investment managers and governance at Praemium, joins MST as a partner responsible for building ...

Global sovereign wealth fund assets grow to $15tn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) crossed US$15 trillion in assets under management for the first time in December 2025 and, together with public pension funds (PPFs) and central banks (CBs), now manage US$60 trillion in assets and reserves. Global SWF's ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
Fixed income allocations are becoming an increasingly viable and attractive option for investors in 2026, head of investment specialists at Insight Investment April LaRusse told Financial Standard. Providing guidance for the new year, LaRusse offered ...