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JPMAM expands private equity strategy to wealth clients

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has launched the JPMorgan Private Markets Fund (JPMF) in Australia, in a bid to bring its institutional-grade private equity strategy to private wealth clients. JPMF is a diversified, multi-manager private equity ...

Black Kite Partners nabs MST's chief operating officer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... new firm after working together for several years. Wardman-Browne spent nearly a decade at IFM as the head of private markets. Odgers and Kerly spent more than seven years as executive directors in the unit.

FinCap beefs up treasury capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
FinCap has welcomed a new member to help scale the firm's private markets managed accounts offering. Akbar Shah has joined the firm as head of treasury and operations, overseeing its cash management, liquidity, funding and special purpose vehicle structures ...

ASIC consults to improve flexibility around pre-IPO comms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
... protecting investors." "They narrow an unnecessary part of the gap between capital raising rules in public and private markets, giving companies more flexibility in communicating with investors and the market. At the same time, they maintain robust safeguards ...

Apostle names new head of distribution

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... Global Investors, working with super funds, insurers, asset consultants and family offices across both public and private markets. Apostle said the appointments build on the recent announcement of Jeff Peters as chief executive and its partnership with ...

Emerging markets, private assets lift NGS Super FY26 performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
... healthcare and biotechnology sectors rebounded from prior-year weakness. However, it was the super fund's bet on private markets that began to pay off during the period. "The J-curve effect primarily comes from private equity. To some extent, it ...

Special Feature: Beyond safekeeping

BRENDAN SWIFT  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... trillion-dollar era, custodians are stepping out of the shadows and into a more strategic role, with data stewardship, private markets expertise and AI capability emerging as key measures of value. For decades, custody formed the quiet foundations of ...

Viridian promotes to investment team, launches Infinity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... across the full spectrum of investment needs." Infinity offers managed account portfolios, Australian equities and private markets unit trusts, as well as private portfolio solutions. In April, Shahien told Financial Standard that Viridian is eyeing ...

UniSuper backs tech despite AI caution

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... appeared detached from fundamentals. "I am particularly concerned about the valuations I see in some of these private markets, the unlisted assets," he said. "The two best examples I can give you are OpenAI and Anthropic... these are companies that are ...

Former T. Rowe Price distribution head finds new role

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... New South Wales and Queensland. He will also focus on Evidentia Private's tailored asset consulting services and private markets solutions. With over two decades of experience in investment management and financial services, Ross has established comprehensive ...