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ETF adoption hits 'meaningful threshold' among SWFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
Nearly 40% of sovereign wealth funds have an allocation to ETFs, a new report from Invesco shows, underscoring their expanded roles among institutional investors as their rate of adoption hits a "meaningful threshold".

Mercer cuts mandates for Global Listed Property Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
Mercer Investments Australia has again trimmed its fund manager line-up, this time making changes to its Global Listed Property Fund.

HMC Capital wins $1.3bn private credit insto mandate

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
HMC Capital has won two global institutional mandates of $1.35 billion for its private credit strategy in Australian commercial real estate (CRE) lending.

HMC, KKR tie up receives ACCC approval

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
The partnership between HMC Capital and KKR, in which the latter will commit $603 million, has been given the good to go by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

Corruption, governance risks: The cost of doing business in emerging markets?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
Beyond a governance issue, corruption is a major deterrence to capital flows, undermines long-term development and carries crippling social costs. Seasoned investors, though, are quick to challenge the notion that corruption and governance risks are ...

Lendlease divests from UK build-to-rent asset

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
Lendlease has divested out of its build to rent (BTR) assets in the UK to Greystar.

Aware Super ups stake in retirement village asset

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
Aware Super has increased its ownership in Keyton, Australia's largest owner and operator of retirement villages, to 75% by acquiring Lendlease's interest of 25.1%.

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.

Apex takes on Mercer's NZ fund admin business

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
Apex Group has expanded its presence in New Zealand, agreeing to onboard Mercer New Zealand's fund administration operations as part of its broader growth strategy across Australasia.

Kudu continues Australian expansion with fresh investment

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
Kudu Investment Management has acquired a minority stake in a Sydney-based financial advisory business mere days after an identical transaction with Drummond Capital Partners.