PRIVATE MARKETS
Funds management
Fund manager HMC Capital is seeking to expand fundraising for its private equity vehicle into wholesale platforms now that it has achieved a three-year track record, whil...
Funds management
Betashares has partnered with a US fund manager to form a private capital division aimed at providing financial advisers and wholesale clients with private markets invest...
Financial planning
With an abundance of private market options coming to market, due diligence becomes increasingly important as advisers separate the wheat from the chaff, adviser Charlie ...
Financial planning
Pinnacle Investment Management has made a strategic investment in private capital investment firm FinCap to support a new managed accounts platform....
Financial planning
Private markets funds entering Australia led to increased ratings demand at Lonsec Research and Ratings in FY25, while Evidentia Group saw FUM approach $30 billion post-m...
Funds management
ASIC is conducting further surveillance on numerous private credit funds and their compliance measures as part of its broader review into the space....
Features
With US$1.5 trillion in private credit expected to be held by wealthy clients by 2029, a report has explored the best ways asset managers can take advantage of this trend...
Funds management
Retailisation of private markets such as evergreen funds may seem like appealing options for wholesale and retail investors, but providers risk undermining trust if their...
Funds management
Financial advisers should approach private markets with a mix of “scepticism and education” to ensure they are investing in an asset suitable for their clients’ needs, ac...
Funds management
BlackRock has announced its plan to acquire real estate investment firm ElmTree Funds which will be integrated into its new private financing solutions business. ...
Funds management
BlackRock has successfully completed its acquisition of global credit investment manager HPS Investment Partners, with the intention now to create a US$190 billion privat...
Funds management
Betashares is preparing to enter the private asset space, with the ETF provider set to unveil plans to roll out a suite of unlisted funds starting with a US private credi...
Features
Commentators may be forecasting consolidation in private market firms but a survey of the industry itself expects new manager formation will still outpace this, especiall...
Funds management
The possibility of a private credit ETF is looking unlikely for now with US vehicles seeing limited uptake, according to commentators, but fixed income alternatives exist...
Funds management
Global asset manager BlackRock has identified bringing private markets to the wealth channel as a key business area for the firm that could generate US$500 million in rev...
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