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QIC Ventures helps raise $25m for defence tech company

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
QIC Ventures has led the $25 million raise for homegrown defence technology manufacturer Arkeus, which can detect targets eight times further than competitors. Arkeus is used by the Australian Army and US Department of Defense, also known as the US ...

Spheria launches active ETF for small caps fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... longer-term implications as he alluded to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "Russia's invasion of Ukraine accelerated defence spending and European energy diversification. The Iran conflict is now doing the same for global energy self-sufficiency ...

Soul Patts profit up, returns 9.7%

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... companies were the standout category at a 36.7% total return, driven by exposure to the energy, communication services, and defence sectors. Meantime, net cash flow from investments increased 15.4% to $334 million (from $290m), driven by strong trading ...

Australia finalises 'landmark' trade agreement with European Union

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... fast-track Australia's participation in Horizon Europe - a seven-year initiative for sustainable development - and enhance our defence industry capabilities. Commenting, SMC chief executive Misha Schubert explained how super funds can tap into these ...

Fixed income becoming an ETP staple: Rainmaker

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... war in Iran has seen Australian investors increasing their allocations to domestic equities, energy exposures and global defence companies. "In periods of heightened uncertainty, Australia's defensive market can provide a safe haven for domestic ...

National Reconstruction Fund makes $200m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) is making a $200 million hybrid note investment in ASX-listed cloud, cybersecurity, and telecoms provider Macquarie Technology Group. The NRFC said the investment is to help ensure critical digital ...

Clime names new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... director at NESS Super. He is also currently chair of ASX-listed gold mining firm Harmony and a non-executive director of Defence Bank. Lahiff previously was chief executive and managing director of Mortgage Choice. At Heritage Bank and Permanent Trustee ...

US exceptionalism may have peaked: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... is very much front and centre. We are in a multi polar world where great power competition, in an economic sense, in a defence sense, is going to be a regular and ongoing feature," Parker said. "The other thing that's worth acknowledging - and we've ...

Sequoia weighs InterPrac's fate, launches review

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
Following the demise of the Shield and First Guardian master funds, regulatory pressure and being blacklisted from several platforms, Sequoia Financial Group is now reviewing the viability of InterPrac Financial Planning. Sequoia managing director and ...

Aussie veterans front Senate over underpaid pensions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... his military pension may have been unfairly reduced. Williamson retired from the Navy in 1982 and was a member of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (DFRDB) Scheme. The scheme was open to members of the defence force between 1972 and 1991 ...