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Super funds back COVID-19 preventative drug

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021
... COVID-19 and the common cold. AustralianSuper, HESTA, Hostplus and Statewide Super have joined forces with CSL, a venture capital fund and universities to fund medical research conducted by Melbourne-based Ena Respiratory. The superannuation funds' ...

Super fund targets homegrown opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 JAN 2021
... Statewide has already engaged with several innovators in the private and public sectors. The South Australian Venture Capital Fund (SAVCF), and asset management firms Lanyon and Duxton are some examples. Other parties include Lot 14, which is being redeveloped ...

QIC hires investment director

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... million in assets under management. In his most recent role, Gordobil was Cambridge Associates's co-head of US Venture Capital and growth equity research. He worked on Cambridge's private investments research team for over a decade, specialising ...

Pengana launches new Israel equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... and the other hedged to USD. "I think people have been aware for a number of years now that Israel is good for venture capital investments, but not on the opportunity to invest in listed equities," Pengana Capital chief executive Russel Pillemer told ...

Super funds overlook VC potential

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... potentially at the detriment of startups and the potential upside for the local economy. This is according to Stoic Venture Capital partner Geoff Waring, who said local startups are being "held back" by super funds increasingly allocating to exchange-traded ...

Magellan chief backs health startup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... HealthMatch, which connects patients with drug trials for treatment. The investment is via Tempus Partners, a venture capital firm focused on technology-driven companies, where Cairn sits on the board as a non-executive director.

Australian Unity launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... Australian Unity said the "first of its kind" fund will invest across a range of sectors and asset classes including venture capital and private equity; domestic and international listed equities; and social infrastructure such as medical and health-related ...

Willis Towers Watson director departs for LIC

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... and infrastructure; providing diversification to equity holdings. The fund currently invests in water rights, venture capital, growth capital and private real estate. During her decade with Willis Towers Watson, Zinurova worked across multiple continents ...

Ratings house launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... closed-ended, wholesale, illiquid and listed investment products, as well as property syndicates, private equity, venture capital and hedge funds. It is looking to launch an ESG assessment framework in the near future. The fledgling research house, which ...

Super-backed company develops COVID treatment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... $11.7 million from a coalition of institutional Australian investors in a capital raise led by Brandon Capital, a venture capital firm that manages the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund; Australia and New Zealand's largest life science investment ...