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I Squared acquires oOh!media following bidding war

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... leadership team," Kelly said. The transaction is expected to finalise later this year. I Squared Capital is a leading independent global infrastructure investor dedicated to the mid-market, managing over $60 billion in assets. Founded in 2012, I Squared ...

PE giants partner with Nvidia for $709bn AI platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR have signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nvidia to mobilise half a trillion US dollars ($709bn) of third-party capital to further accelerate the buildout of artificial intelligence ...

AustralianSuper enters advice space

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... AustralianSuper Advice Pty Ltd. Financial services lawyer and policy expert, Michelle Levy, has been appointed as an independent director. Levy was previously chair of the Quality of Advice review and partner at Allens. "Financial advice that takes into ...

FinCap beefs up treasury capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... it grows." In May, the business welcomed Leanne Bradley and David Wright to its investment committee to strengthen independent oversight ahead of the private markets platform launch.

Prime Super, Aware Super explore potential merger

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
The superannuation funds have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a potential successor fund transfer (SFT) to create an approximately $254 billion fund with more than 1.4 million members. Aware Super and Prime Super are undertaking ...

Acclime acquires Melbourne's Polar 993

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... governance, advisory and fund services across Asia Pacific and global markets, has signed an agreement to acquire the independent trustee and fund administration business from Melbourne. The Hong Kong-based firm is acquiring Polar 993, an Australian ...

Platforms are not solution providers: AZ NGA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... yet there's this misconception of, 'if I didn't use that data solution over here, which is completely independent of the platform, you're going to use my data in nefarious ways to do things that I want you to'. It's fundamentally ...

Insignia divests Antares Capital, Fairview stake to Janus Henderson

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
Janus Henderson will take over Insignia Financial's funds management business Antares Capital Partners, as well as its stake in Fairview Equity Partners, which collectively have $33 billion in assets. Antares's fixed income and equities units, and Insignia's ...

Dexus adds $700m Brisbane tower sale to divestment drive

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... Dexus and the Dexus Wholesale Property Fund (DWPF), has been sold at a net price of $657.3 million, in line with its independent valuation on 30 June 2026 and around 4% below its book value on 31 December 2025. The transaction follows Dexus' announcement ...

ASIC wins court order to wind up Capital Guard

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
ASIC has successfully sought Supreme Court orders to wind up Capital Guard and appoint independent liquidators to take control of the company. Capital Guard promoted itself as a regulated financial services provider that specialised in acquiring and ...