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Macquarie AM wins sovereign wealth fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) will set up shop in Saudi Arabia after being tapped by sovereign wealth fund PIF for joint venture investments in infrastructure and energy transition sectors. The US$925 billion sovereign wealth fund signed a Memorandum ...

Family offices stand firm on sustainable investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... offices said they want to maximise or support entrepreneurs. Alternatives continue to prominently feature in portfolios, as venture capital and private equity remain the most popular asset classes. About one quarter (25%) of all respondents allocate ...

Macquarie ventures into land lease development

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
Macquarie's real estate platform has launched a new land lease communities group, Millbray, to cater to the rising demand of quality residential accommodations for Australians over the age of 50. The community group will be fully owned by Macquarie ...

Samuel Terry bids for Eildon again

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
... targeted returns in excess of the prevailing cash rate by at least 10%, he said. On August 13, Eildon entered a joint venture with AAG Investment Management to acquire and convert a sandalwood plantation into vacant agricultural land suitable for sugarcane ...

InterPrac wants super funds' reserves to remediate Shield, First Guardian victims

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... occurred and access their ORFR reserves to remediate every client that has been exposed to these investments," he added. Venture Egg Financial Services and its principal Ferras Merhi, and Reilly Financial were authorised representatives of InterPrac. ...

Coaxial names chief investment officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
Coaxial, the family office of Nicola Forrest, has appointed a chief investment officer and a chief financial and commercial officer to support its next phase of growth. The announcement follows the appointment of its inaugural chief executive Philippa ...

ASIC piles more charges on Merhi

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
... dollars". The regulator alleged he used marketing companies to push potential clients to his financial advice businesses, Venture Egg and Financial Services Group Australia (FSGA). In February, the Federal Court froze the assets of Merhi. He is the principal ...

Aware Super invests in $1bn venture

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
... growth of the platform. Aware Super deputy chief investment officer and head of international Damien Webb said the joint venture will provide attractive returns for its members while supplying essential energy systems in the UK. "Aware Super is proud ...

Pacific Current FUM, earnings lower in FY25

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... eight boutiques. In aiming to accelerate growth, PAC prefers businesses operating in the private equity space rather than venture capital firms. PAC chair Justin Arter, who joined the company on June 17, said: "PAC's leadership has skilfully overseen ...

LGT Crestone taps alternatives and ESG expert

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... managed a portfolio of alternative strategies across private equity, private credit, infrastructure, hedge funds, and venture capital. He also led the ESG integration across the investment process, developing the firm's ESG policy, and producing ...