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Coller Capital launches first-of-its-kind strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
Several months on from debuting its private equity secondaries fund, Coller Capital has unveiled the Coller Private Credit Secondaries Fund for individual investors in Australia.

Fixed income drives managed fund surge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
New Calastone data has found managed funds inflows grew five-fold in 2024, reaching $13.8 billion, with nearly all directed to fixed income funds.

Magellan Financial Group 'redemption risks heightened'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
Magellan Financial Group's fair value estimates have been cut by both UBS and Morningstar due to an increased risk of redemptions following the announced departure of head of investments and infrastructure Gerald Stack, who's leaving the firm in July.

PIMCO debuts local ETF suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
PIMCO has marked its entry to the Australian ETF space with four new active offerings, providing institutional-grade fixed income opportunities to local investors.

Insignia Financial receives bid from Brookfield

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
After rumours swirled in January that the global investment giant was considering an offer, Insignia has now received a formal proposal from Brookfield.

Nest to acquire 10% stake in IFM Investors

ELIZA BAVIN, MATT TOLEDO  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
The UK pension scheme aims to invest $10 billion through IFM by 2030.

Northern Trust scores mandate for $32bn infra business

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
Northern Trust has become a global private capital administration partner of Igneo Infrastructure Partners, providing asset servicing solutions to the Australia-based infrastructure firm.

Future Fund reaches value of $237.9bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
Investment returns of 12.2% boosted the value of the Future Fund by $26 billion as of 31 December 2024.

Wilson Asset Management launches Founders Fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
Wilson Asset Management has launched the Founders Fund this week, based on chair Geoff Wilson's view that founder-led companies outperform over the medium to long term.

Trump orders creation of US sovereign wealth fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for the creation of a sovereign wealth fund.