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Canada launches first sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... fund. "Canada's new government is catalysing a series of nation-building projects in energy, trade, critical minerals, transport, data, and beyond - projects that will make Canada stronger, more resilient, and more independent," Carney said. "Through ...

CFS awards $370m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... America, Europe and Asia Pacific. It targets sectors that include digital infrastructure, the energy transition and transport and logistics. "This partnership with Morrison aligns with our objective of building a resilient, diversified infrastructure ...

Challenger injects $3.7bn in BOQ, bolsters private credit book

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... business unit loans to SMEs and commercial customers operating in industries that include building and construction, transport and agriculture. It currently has $4 billion in loans under management. BOQ managing director and chief executive Rod Finch ...

IP Group launches $50m cleantech fund with CEFC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... investments in areas like industrial processes (cement, steel and chemicals); mineral processing and supply chain; heavy transport (aviation, shipping and freight); energy-efficient AI and data centres; agriculture and land use; and dispatchable energy ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Future Fund, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... infrastructure team as an analyst. He began his career at Santander CIB, focusing on infrastructure M&A across digital, transport, energy transition, and industrials, and will report to Katya Romashkan, portfolio manager, infrastructure UK. Emra Ferman ...

Brighter Super, QIC back autonomous robot company

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... predictive maintenance and inherently safer operations." QIC Ventures investment director Patrick Christiansen commented transport and logistics operators are looking for ways to modernise systems, address labour constraints and improve safety through ...

VFMC names head of people

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... organisation. She first joined VFMC in 2017 as senior manager - people. She has previously worked for RMIT University, Public Transport Victoria, and spent over a decade at NAB in a variety of HR roles. "VFMC has a high-performance and values-based culture ...

Mercer's OCIO lead set to depart

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... industry. Before joining Mercer, he managed client relationships at VFMC and later served as investment manager for the Transport Accident Commission fund. He also worked as an economist at National Mutual, Commonwealth Funds Management, and in the departments ...

Big super to work with Canadian counterparts to drive investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... Bowtell added that investments in Canada that super funds will look to pursue include critical minerals, data centres, transport infrastructure, seaports, and infrastructure that supports the digitisation of economies and the energy transition. Meanwhile ...

US and Israel strike Iran: What it means for investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
Iran was hit by joint strikes from the United States and Israel over the weekend, after talks between the US and Iran over nuclear capabilities broke down. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed in the conflict, and Iran ...