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QIC backs Virescent Ventures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has invested in Virescent Ventures' new climate technology fund, helping take its first close to about $125 million. QIC joins Westpac and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) in backing Fund II, which ...

Macquarie offloads airports in $3bn deal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... gross value to the UK economy per year and support more than 30,000 jobs. AGS Airports was established as a 50:50 joint-venture between Macquarie and Ferrovial following their 2014 acquisition of the airport portfolio from Heathrow Airport Holdings. ...

AustralianSuper bids farewell to retirement chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
AustralianSuper chief retirement officer Shawn Blackmore is setting off to establish his own venture after 17 years with the fund. Blackmore, also previously served as group executive of member experience and advice, and general manager operations ...

Australian Ethical awards front office mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... months ago, manages the private markets portfolio across private equity, infrastructure, real estate, private credit, and venture capital. He will also explore private markets product solutions for wholesale and institutional clients. Roberts also oversees ...

AMP's MyNorth sees inflows rise 76%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
... focus remains on a smooth transition and maintaining the strong relationships with advisers as they move to the new joint venture with Entireti." George added that the launch of AMP's small business and consumer digital bank remains on track, with a ...

EBC expands local offerings to HNWIs, instos

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... classes it targets are real estate, fixed income, equities, and alternative investments, including private equity and venture capital. EBC plans to offer family office services that support HNWIs and instos, helping them address complex cross-asset and ...

Mutual Trust adds three partners

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024
One of the country's oldest wealth management groups has promoted three staffers to partner. Mutual Trust - the Myer and Baillieu family office - said the promotions reflect the increasing number of ultra-high-net-worth families and individuals ...

$3m super tax edges closer to reality

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... SMSFs. "The combination of taxing unrealised capital gains and no indexation will also have a devastating impact on the venture and start-up sectors that rely so heavily on the SMSF sector for funding," he added. "At a time when we need to lift economic ...

Carnegie's MHC Digital, Circle target local stablecoin push

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
Venture capitalist Mark Carnegie's MHC Digital Group and fintech Circle have teamed up on a plan to ramp up USDC stablecoin distribution in Australia and Asia Pacific, exploring institutional use cases. USDC is a fully reserved stablecoin, with over ...

Citigroup, Apollo partner in private credit push

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
... sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company and Apollo's subsidiary Athene will also be participants in the venture. Apollo co-president Jim Zelter said: "Our collaboration will allow Citi to enhance its client offerings and bring more private ...