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QIC backs startup investor

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
Queensland Investment Corporation's (QIC) Venture Capital Development Fund has made an investment in technology investor Tidal Ventures. The undisclosed investment sum will support Tidal Ventures, which focuses on vertical AI, to invest in high-growth ...

Higher-for-longer rates dominate adviser conversations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
"Higher-for-longer interest rates" are dictating many adviser-client conversations, according to BT, as they gear up to close the financial year. An analysis of 8000 queries from financial advisers fielded by the BT technical services team found that ...

Emissions data demand drives tech growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
An Aussie start-up has become the world's largest private markets emissions data network with US$3.5 trillion in assets under management. Founded in 2020, Pathzero now has initial emissions data for more than US$3.5 trillion of the US$13.1 trillion ...

Broken promises leave survivors in the lurch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
More than a year on from a Treasury consultation on giving victims of child sexual abuse access to their abuser's superannuation for compensation purposes, little headway has been made. At the same time, experts say the government's proposals ...

Clearway wins distribution mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
Clearway Capital Solutions has partnered with a global fund manager to bring Asia-focused strategies to local wholesale and institutional investors. The distribution specialist is taking Matthews International to the Australian and New Zealand markets. ...

Ironbark partners with HarbourVest to launch fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
Ironbark Asset Management and global private markets firm HarbourVest Partners have joined in a strategic partnership with the launch of the Ironbark HarbourVest HGPS - Diversified Private Equity Fund. The fund is an open-ended Australian managed investment ...

Super Members Council appoints inaugural chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
The Super Members Council (SMC) will soon welcome Ann Sherry as its first chair. Sherry will replace Nicola Roxon who has served in the role in an acting capacity since the lobby group's launch. Roxon will revert to a board director position. Sherry ...

Retiree dilemma: Supporting children or preserving lifestyle?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
AMP research has revealed that four in five Australians aged 65 and over believe their children face similar or harder challenges than they did amid the cost-of-living crisis. AMP found 70% of retirees, while wanting to support their children, are mostly ...

HESTA pushes for expediated advice reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
HESTA has reported a "real shift" in how its members want to engage with their superannuation, leading it to urge the government to release tranche two of the Quality of Advice Review reforms. The $89 billion industry fund noted a strong demand for ...

Four advice firms merge, launch Esencia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
Four financial advice firms have merged to form Sydney-based practice Esencia Wealth. Advise Wise, Insight Private Wealth, Sovereign Wealth Partners, and Randle Advisory have joined forces under one banner, which is self-licensed. Matthew Fenning serves ...