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FEATURE | Governance | Stumping up

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... inquiry into the collapse of the Shield and First Guardian master funds. The two funds were marketed as high-returning alternatives to mainstream super. They collapsed in 2024, costing more than 12,000 Australians about $1.1 billion in retirement savings. ...

ETF assets hit $388bn as inflows near $7bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... to capital gains tax rules. Falling Australian house prices were also prompting some investors to consider listed alternatives across shares, bonds and commodities. Betashares investment strategist Tom Wickenden said the current IPO pipeline differs ...

MUFG's acquisition of GROW approved

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
... regulatory obligations. When considering competition in the market, the ACCC said SS&C and Apex were established alternatives with mature platforms and global capital funding. MUFG announced in August it had entered into a binding implementation scheme ...

ASA launches $250m social infra fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2026
... experience." ASA said private sector delivery of these assets and services is highly cost effective compared to relevant alternatives. The private sector can build and run this accommodation at up to 70% less than the equivalent nightly cost to government ...

UBS brings home new alternatives leader

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
UBS is relocating a private markets specialist from Switzerland to lead its unified global alternatives (UGA) business in Australia, effective 1 November 2026. Richard Johnson will relocate to Melbourne from Zurich to take on the role of head of UGA ...

HMC Capital adds to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
... $1.35 billion for its private credit strategy in Australian commercial real estate (CRE) lending. The ASX-listed alternatives asset manager said it had already received $375 million of seed assets, at the time of the announcement. On full deployment ...

Prime Value Opportunities Fund winds up

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
... Property Group, currently manages more than $3 billion in assets across equities, income securities, property and alternatives.

Three super funds fined for misleading investment options

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
... represented in its online member portal that its unlisted assets investment option was invested 100% in unlisted assets and alternatives. ASIC found that about 5% of the option was invested in listed property and/or listed equities. AMIST's website ...

FinCap launches private markets review for advisers

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
... leverage policies, peer and benchmark risk, fee and complexity budgets, and the balance between liquid and illiquid alternatives. FinCap founder and executive chairman Christian Ryan said advisers were facing increasing questions from clients about private ...

JPMAM expands private equity strategy to wealth clients

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... heightened market volatility and geopolitical uncertainty continue to put pressure on the traditional 60/40 portfolio, alternatives are becoming an essential building block for resilient portfolios," Creber said. "Private equity stands out by providing ...
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