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QIC expands private debt exposure in European infrastructure

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026

... Chen said. The five-year, bilateral financing supports the acquisition of SAF by Infracapital, the infrastructure private equity investment arm of M&G, and Vesper Infrastructure Partners. "There is significant momentum across the global infrastructure ...

AFM, PGIM announce exit from Qld retirement village developer

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026

... Management (AFM) and PGIM have agreed an early exit from their positions. AFM invested in Aura via its Real Estate Private Equity series and will be making a "significant return" of capital and profits to its investors, with distribution to date representing ...

Former IFM executives branch out, launch Black Kite Partners

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026

Three former IFM Investors executives have launched Black Kite Partners, a private equity investment manager with backing from Scarcity Partners. Last October, IFM announced it was dumping its private equity strategy to prioritise global investments ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER | FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026

... fund] provides Australian investors with access to US Middle Market direct lending via a portfolio of high quality, private equity owned companies operating in one of the largest and most resilient segments of the US economy," Paton says. "Our core thesis ...

Aware Super overhauls investment team structure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026

... Private Markets capability is now a stand-alone division overseeing $47 billion across infrastructure, property and private equity. It will be led by Jenny Newmarch, previously head of private equity, and have a direct line to chief investment officer ...

Super moves: Future Fund, NZ Super, Aware Super, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026

... investment manager role at the Paul Ramsay Foundation. Lim spent four years at the $220 billion super fund in the private equity team and sat on the Principles for Responsible Investment private equity advisory committee for 14 months to February 2026. ...

Most sought-after professionals revealed

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026

... In public markets, a portfolio manager can expect an average salary of around $325,000. But it's the booming private equity sector that is dishing out the big bucks, with managing directors set to take home around $412,000 a year plus super. However ...

AustralianSuper expands UK fundamental equity team

MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026

... appointed as head of core equity in May last year. Commenting, AustralianSuper head of international equities and private equity Mark Hargraves said the expansion of its fundamental equity capabilities is aligned with the super fund's strategy to build ...

Vision Super adds private markets lead

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026

... 2023 as part of the real assets research team. There, he covered a diverse mix of infrastructure, real estate, private equity, and other direct investing strategies. He brings more than 20 years of investment experience spanning corporate investing ...

Irish sovereign wealth fund mandates four managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026

... income. Over time, this will become 70% public equities, 10% publicly quoted fixed income, 10% real assets, 5% private equity and 5% private credit. The FIF is a longer-term fund and has so far received about $23 billion in contributions from the government. ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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