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HMC Capital announces new $50m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
HMC Capital has announced a strategic investment in Stor-Energy, a specialist developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS). This represents the first investment by HMC's Energy Transition platform which is seeking ...

QIC invests in Australian biotech start-up

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has announced a new investment in a Brisbane-based biotech start-up. Gelomics has developed a 3D tissue culture system that allows scientists to grow microscopic representations of human tissue to eliminate the ...

Future Super returns 10.1% to ethically minded members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... of responsible investing, avoiding fossil fuel companies means we have more space to embrace other, growing sectors like tech, AI, health, and renewable energy. Locally, the fossil fuel sector was not a strong performer this year, while globally the ...

MLC MySuper option returns 9.8%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
The MLC MySuper growth portfolio has generated a 9.8% investment return for the financial year. The three and five-year returns for that option were 5.4% and 6.7% per annum, respectively. MLC Asset Management head of diversified portfolios Steve Gamerov ...

New technology chief joins GROW Inc.

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
GROW Inc. has appointed a chief technology officer, recruiting a former Canva and Google executive. Wendy Glasgow was named in the role, joining the growing administrator last month. She will leverage her global experience in technology and data to ...

ANZ, Blackstone launch HNWI fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
ANZ and global alternatives fund manager Blackstone have launched a multi-asset strategy for high-net-worth investors (HNWI). The Graphene Alternative Fund is an Australian unit trust and absolute-return strategy that is exclusive to ANZ Private clients. ...

Global X launches currency hedged version of FANG+ ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
Global X has introduced a currency hedged version of its popular FANG+ ETF (ASX: FANG). Earlier this week, the company launched its Global X FANG+ (currency hedged) ETF (ASX: FHNG), which it says offers exposure to "10 innovative companies" that are ...

TelstraSuper produces 9.6% MySuper return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
TelstraSuper's lifecycle MySuper offering turned around 9.6% for all its members under 50 who have not made an investment choice. The result, which is net of all investment fees and taxes, demonstrates the value of its lifecycle structure, chief investment ...

AustralianSuper reports 'solid return', lags rivals

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
AustralianSuper's default balanced investment option, where over 90% of its members are invested, reported an 8.46% return for the last financial year. That option has an average annual return of 8.72% over 15 years. Meanwhile, the $335 billion super ...

AMP MySuper options power past double-digit returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... returning asset class this year," she said. Though, Shelley noted that the standout gains were once again led by the booming US tech sector. "Capitalising on the universal appetite for AI adoption together with our high strategic allocation to global ...