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QIC Ventures helps raise $25m for defence tech company

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... move, saying the deal strengthens the state's position as a national leader in defence. QIC Ventures investment director Nick Capell said a key component of the deal is the establishment of a Queensland-based manufacturing and sustainment facility ...

WAM offers global real assets exposure via new offering

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... equities," WAM said. The fund will be managed by the WAM Alternative Assets (ASX: WMA) investment team, led by portfolio manager Nick Kelly alongside investment analysts Jacob Grover and Jasper Yeghiaian-Alvandi. Equity Trustees has been appointed the ...

Budget boosts fuel security, misses clean energy opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
With Treasury pledging a whopping $14.8 billion to boost fuel security amid the Middle East crisis, the 2026 Budget has been criticised or missing key opportunities to progress the clean energy transition. Treasurer Jim Chalmers' Strengthening Australia's ...

Brighter Super, QIC Ventures invest in ProcurePro

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... thousands of projects, we now have a rich foundation of real-world procurement data," he said. QIC Ventures investment director Nick Capell commented procurement sits upstream of most construction spend yet remains highly manual and weakly governed. ...

Platinum Asset Management awards back-office mandate to Apex Group

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... increased minimum initial investment from $5000 to $10,000 per fund/class. Commenting, Apex Group country head for Australia Nick Bradford said there is an increasing demand from fund managers seeking to outsource registry and administration capabilities. ...

Nearly $12bn leaves Challenger in March quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... and create opportunities to re-mix our balance sheet asset allocation," Challenger managing director and chief executive Nick Hamilton said. Last month, APRA released its final response to amending prudential standards on treating capital for longevity ...

Actuaries Institute proposes pre-set pension for retirees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... need to normalise drawing an income from super so more people can live with dignity in retirement," co-author of the paper Nick Callil said. "The process for accessing a retirement income is too complex so many people simply build up assets in super ...

Non-partisan superannuation 'friendship' group formed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... non-partisan friendship group was newly formed last year, co-chaired by senator and former Vision Super chair Lisa Darmanin, senator Nick McKim and former shadow minister for financial services Pat Conaghan. Conaghan has now handed the co-chair baton ...

New deputy chair for FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... appointed a new deputy chair as Alexis George steps down from the post. Challenger chief executive and managing director Nick Hamilton will replace George, who was in the role for one year. George's departure is in line with her decision to retire from ...

Global X to tap humanoid robotics boom

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
Global X is looking to bring a Humanoid Robotics ETF to market in the coming weeks. The ETF manager confirmed to Financial Standard it is planning to launch the product shortly but could not specify the date. The Global X Humanoid Robotics ETF was registered ...