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Sovereign wealth funds ramp up direct private investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
A new survey on global sovereign wealth funds (SWF) found assets under management allocated to private markets is becoming more active, with funds increasingly manage these exposures in-house than through third-party managers. The survey by Bain and ...

Super 'safest' entry in private market for retail investors: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... (often referred to as 'no fee, no carry'), which is a vital mechanism for lowering the overall cost of their private investment portfolios," Morningstar said. Overall, the super sector's allocation to unlisted assets averaged about 16.5% as of June ...

Capital Group, KKR launch public-private fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... solutions across multiple asset classes, geographies, and channels. Last year, they launched their first two public-private investment products, interval funds focused on credit strategies. "When we announced a strategic partnership with KKR two years ...

FinCap opens private investments menu for advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
FinCap is launching a managed account platform in June which will help wholesale investors access professionally managed private asset exposures. It has also appointed BCA Research as a research partner to support the development of asset allocation ...

Baby boomers look to switch benefactors' advisers: Natixis

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
Two-thirds of Australians don't plan to retain their parents' or spouse's financial adviser after they receive an inheritance. According to Natixis Investment Managers' (Natixis IM) Great Wealth Transfer report, baby boomers, Australians aged between ...

Australian Ethical launches climate-focused private markets fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
Australian Ethical has launched a new fund for wholesale investors to access institutional grade private markets investments, with a cornerstone commitment of up to $125 million from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). CEFC's commitment to ...

FNZ appoints leads for APAC, North America

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... the provision of technology and dealing services. Hiom joined FNZ last September and prior to that worked at private investment firm Motive Partners and share and unit registry company XCEND. Between 2006 and 2022, Hiom was the deputy chief executive ...

Lowy family takes stake in Magellan

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... Group or Westfield-branded shopping centres in Australia and New Zealand, and Westfield Corporation. LFG is the private investment business and family office of the Lowy Family with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Sydney. Magellan will hold an extraordinary ...

BlackRock caps outflows on US$27bn private credit fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
BlackRock has capped redemptions on its private credit fund HPS Corporate Lending Fund (HLEND), imposing the 5% limit after investors sought to yank out US$1.2 billion. Subsidiary HPS Investments Partners, which BlackRock acquired in 2024 for US$12 ...

What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... of AI implementation. In Australia, federal and state governments have invested $2 billion, complemented by private investment, but need further support to help development across all metrics. ASIC is also piloting access to advanced supercomputing infrastructure ...
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