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Australian Ethical, CEFC pour $30m into climate tech venture

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... committed $15 million into the first close of the new fund curated by Climate Tech Partners (CTP). CTP is a local climate venture platform deploying capital into decarbonisation technology startups across energy, transport, mining, and industrials. The ...

ASIC cancels Financial Services Group Australia's AFSL

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... industry. Ferras Merhi was the sole director of FSGA from 10 February 2021 to 30 May 2025. He is also the director of Venture Egg Financial Services and United Financial Advice. ASIC is currently investigating Merhi and various entities associated with ...

BlackRock names new insto lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... O'Sullivan, BlackRock's head of institutional client business, has decided to retire to pursue a family-founded startup venture. As of September, O'Sullivan will leave the financial services industry entirely, as the family business operates ...

Super moves: TCorp, ESSSuper, Funds SA, Team Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
TCorp has promoted Tim Dai to manager of infrastructure, real assets and private markets investments. Dai previously served as a senior associate advising the New South Wales government on complex commercial transactions, leveraging his analytical skills ...

ETF Shares to bolster sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... and Tuckwell leading the product, strategy, and research team. ETF Shares is backed by ETFS Capital, the London-based venture capital firm founded by Tuckwell, who built and sold ETF Securities to Korean giant Mirae Asset Global Investments two and a ...

MP says Coalition will 'fight to the death' over $3m super tax

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... before the election when no one else was talking about the issue, is starting to have an impact. More business leaders and venture capitalists are coming out and speaking out against the issue each day," WAM said. "A lack of indexation on the $3 million ...

Super funds back $9.6bn homegrown platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
Australian superannuation funds Hostplus and NGS Super, among other major investors, have contributed to a US$300 million ($466 million) capital raise for a Melbourne-found global financial platform. The two super funds were some of the lead investors ...

MA Financial eyes acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... informed in accordance with its continuous disclosure obligations." This comes after MA Financial entered into a joint venture with Monroe Capital and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) to invest up to $2.6 billion (US$1.7 billion) in senior ...

UniSuper lifts fund manager investment to $100m

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
UniSuper has increased its investment in venture fund manager Uniseed by $25 million, taking its total commitment to $100 million. The $149 billion industry fund became Uniseed's exclusive institutional investment partner in March 2022, at which time ...

Alternatives spark 'real' opportunities for HNW advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... private equity remains a "common" holding, but there is growing interest in areas such as infrastructure, water rights, venture capital and hedge funds. Orrock added that while private markets have faced scrutiny and valuation resets in recent months ...