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Macquarie 'preparing for all contingencies' as conflict continues

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... while the scenario that things end more stably has a higher probability at the moment, Macquarie is also preparing its credit loss provisioning for a more dramatic scenario in which oil reaches $200 a barrel. US President Donald Trump recently paused ...

Household wealth rises 2.5%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... borrowing grew 2%, or $64.2 billion, reducing the overall growth in household wealth by 0.3 percentage points. Total demand for credit was $142.4 billion in the December quarter. This was driven by households ($63.3bn), private non-financial businesses ...

Potential US recession in three years: Global insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... insurers plan to increase their allocation to private assets this year, consistent with previous years. Within private credit, asset-backed finance is drawing the greatest interest, with a net 38% of respondents planning to increase allocations over ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Future Fund, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... operations, highlighted in the latest Global SWF report. The report said Bluff and Fisher together oversaw private equity, credit, property, infrastructure, and energy transition - areas representing around 45% of the fund's $267.4 billion in assets ...

Adviser reprimanded over clients' loss of cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
The Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) issued a reprimand to a financial adviser who recommended a client roll their super over to another product, costing them their insurance coverage. The financial adviser was reprimanded this month, after ...

Soul Patts profit up, returns 9.7%

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... joint venture. This was partially offset by lower profits from New Hope and investments within the private companies and credit assets, Soul Patts said. Pre-tax net asst value grew to $13.8 billion - a 14.6% growth from 1H25 of $12.1 billion - delivering ...

North adds private markets SMA for retail investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... partnership with Invest Blue, the upcoming portfolio invests across three to 15 underlying strategies in private equity, private credit and real assets, and combines open-ended strategies like evergreen and ETFs to help provided capital access. It also ...

Fink doubles down on private markets ambitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... manager will raise US$400 billion of these assets by 2030. BlackRock aims to tap investments in infrastructure, private credit and alternatives to back its ambitious US$400 billion raise. "BlackRock already manages US$3 trillion on behalf of insurance ...

Aware Super appoints head of private equity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... fund's global investment partners. Satchcroft has more than 20 years' experience across private equity, structured credit and equity investing, with expertise across global markets including Australia, the UK and the US. He previously served ...

AustralianSuper says no to leveraged gains, yes to stability

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... improve performance," Russell said. He added rather than changing provisions, AustralianSuper is comfortable with lines of credit which can make handling a liquidity situation easier. "Chandu was putting this on the agenda in the context of a regulator ...