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Macquarie Asset Management earnings soar to $2.6bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
Macquarie Asset Management's (MAM) earnings soared to $2.6 billion largely driven by bumper performance fees charged on its private markets transactions.

Bell Financial looks to diversify revenue, targets 'holistic' strategy

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
Bell Financial said it will diversify its revenue streams to transform into a broader and more holistic wealth manager to respond to the changing structural landscape of the Australian wealth industry.

ART, Mubadala back CBRE's infrastructure platform

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
ART has joined a consortium of global investors including Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund Mubadala, in funding CBRE Investment Management-backed critical infrastructure platform Accelerate.

First Sentier launch Active Cash Fund Active ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
First Sentier has launched a new active cash exchange-traded fund on the ASX, responding to strong investor demand for defensive and income-focused strategies.

Perpetual to overhaul J O Hambro

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
Perpetual flagged its mission to revive the lacklustre performance of boutique J O Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM) and boost its assets to $60 billion by 2030.

DigiCo offloads US asset for $1bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
HMC Capital's infrastructure REIT will funnel the money from the sale into SYD1, which it said remains highly accretive for securityholders.

Atlas Arteria rejects 'exploitative' IFM takeover bid

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
Atlas Arteria has recommended shareholders reject IFM's hostile takeover bid, calling it "too low, opportunistic and highly conditional".

Alter Domus to acquire MSC Group

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
Global administrator Alter Domus will take over MSC Group as it expands its footprint in Asia Pacific.

Magellan awards $5.3bn global equities mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
Magellan has selected a manager for its global equities funds and will reduce fees as a result.

Dexus and Boral partner in $10bn project

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
Dexus has announced a joint venture with Boral to develop a major logistics precinct in Melbourne's western corridor with a potential lettable area of 2.5 million square metres.