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Superannuation fund hits brakes on raise

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... with strategic investors in financial services and impact investing earlier this year as it looked to kick start a capital raise for an undisclosed amount. However, it had to halt the raise, at the same time as the local bourse and the S&P 500 nosedived. ...

Gender diversity remains static, women still disadvantaged

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
The state of play for women in financial services remains dramatically disadvantaged. According to Morningstar's latest report on Women in Investing, gender diversity in funds management hasn't changed over the past two decades. "When it comes to gender ...

JPMorgan admits to withholding ANZ shares

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... voluntarily withdrew this statement. The ACCC alleges that the banks made the agreement together after a failed capital raise that led to an oversupply of ANZ shares. ACCC general manager Jane Lin testified that Herbert-Smith "attempted to characterise ...

Zenith acquired by private equity firm

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
... being an early backer of Aussie tech darling Canva, and currently has over $650 million in funds under management. A capital raise earlier this year saw Five V secure more than $350 million for its third fund. While the price paid for Zenith hasn't been ...

Westpac gives investors an out

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... full-year results announcement earlier this month, the share purchase plan represented $500 million of a $2.5 billion capital raise the bank was undertaking in an effort to "strengthen its balance sheet" and enable "the creation of a larger buffer than ...

Melbourne firm expands in US

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... Auctus now has $50 million in assets under management and advice. It is in the process of closing a US$25 million capital raise via a special purpose vehicle to fund the expansion of battery storage company esVoltas, which the joint venture has identified ...

Plato to raise $200 million

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... investor demand for dividend payments as a replacement for their cash and fixed interest income, Plato will undertake a capital raise targeting $200 million. The offer consists of one new share for every 1.6 shares held by existing eligible shareholders ...

AMP announces new strategy, capital raise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
AMP has announced a range of initiatives aimed to reposition it for the future, including a $650 million capital raise to reinvent its wealth management offering. Releasing its 1H19 results today, AMP has launched a $650 million capital raise to fund ...

IPIF names investment lead, launches capital raise

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
... of senior investment analyst. At the same time as announcing the appointments, IPIF also announced a $100 million capital raise designed to enable smaller investors to access the unlisted infrastructure asset class that it specialises in. Proceeds from ...

Private equity fund raising $300m

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
... our inception in September 2018. The initial fundraising constituted seed capital from a variety of sources. This capital raise will ensure we can act on what we consider to be an exciting pipeline of investment opportunities across our renewable energy ...