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Akambo ventures into asset consulting, makes first hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
Akambo is expanding its scope, launching an asset consulting business and appointing a former Olympian to a senior role. Akambo has launched Vertex Investment Services, which partners with advice businesses to strengthen investment governance, portfolio ...

Brighter Super, QIC back autonomous robot company

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... robot maker focused on automating maintenance for the global rail and aviation industries. The Series A raise led by QIC Ventures and backed by its Brighter Super mandate and Taronga Group drummed up $8 million in commitments. The deal is part of the ...

BNP Paribas AM to turbocharge $2.6tn AUM by 2030

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... 4% in North America. In Asia Pacific, there is currently $446 billion invested in emerging market strategies via joint ventures, namely in the regions of China and India. BNP Paribas Asset Management chief executive Sandro Pierri said BNP Paribas AM ...

UniSuper helps raise $30m for PlasmaLeap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... provider for fuel and chemicals producers. The fund raise was led by the Gates Foundation, Investible and Yara Growth Ventures. UniSuper's Uniseed, Twynam, GrainCorp Ventures, Artesian, SVG Ventures and Agnition Venture were also part of the consortium. ...

MIS review ignores key issues: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... should be much greater for higher risk MISs that invest in things like direct property, property development, business ventures, business lending and infrastructure - assets where there are no readily available markets and transparent pricing. The FAAA ...

ART takes 20% stake in Westfield Sydney, hands mandate to QIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 DEC 2025
... long-term strategy. During 2025, it said it introduced $2.2 billion of new third party capital into the group through joint ventures. The transaction follows Scentre Group's recent joint venture of 50% of Westfield Chermside in Brisbane with two Dexus ...

South Korea looks to Australia for next sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... to invest more broadly, including "proactively acquiring good companies overseas through M&A and investing in domestic ventures". It said it will divide the investments into direct equity investments, indirect equity investments, infrastructure holdings ...

Buyout firm announces promotions

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... director, bringing extensive fundraising and institutional partnerships expertise to the firm. Edelman joins from Airtree Ventures, where she led fundraising efforts and played a pivotal role in expanding institutional partnerships and driving capital ...

Federation AM strengthens ESG oversight with fresh leadership

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... the rigour of ESG across the portfolio." Prior to joining Federation, Thomas led the impact investing team at Social Ventures Australia. Her background covers debt capital markets, advisory and investment management across Barclays Capital, Lloyds Banking ...

L1 Group aims for $35m in cost reductions post-merger

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... these pathways including co-investment in existing strategies, seeding new extension strategies, establishing new joint ventures, and potentially some inorganic growth," he said. Russell highlighted the growth in October was offset by net outflows in ...